Using standardized family members to teach communication skills and ethical principles to critical care trainees.

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Published in Crit Care Med on June 01, 2012

Authors

James Downar1, Kerry Knickle, John T Granton, Laura Hawryluck

Author Affiliations

1: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. james.downar@utoronto.ca

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