Development and evaluation of an interprofessional communication intervention to improve family outcomes in the ICU.

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Published in Contemp Clin Trials on July 06, 2012

Authors

J Randall Curtis1, Paul S Ciechanowski, Lois Downey, Julia Gold, Elizabeth L Nielsen, Sarah E Shannon, Patsy D Treece, Jessica P Young, Ruth A Engelberg

Author Affiliations

1: Harborview Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. jrc@u.washington.edu

Associated clinical trials:

ICU Family Communication Study | NCT00720200

Pediatric Continuity Care Intensivist (CCI) | NCT02146573

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