Communication tools for end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in Crit Care on April 09, 2016

Authors

Simon J W Oczkowski1, Han-Oh Chung2, Louise Hanvey3, Lawrence Mbuagbaw4,5, John J You2,4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. oczkowsj@mcmaster.ca.
2: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
3: Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, Ottawa, Canada.
4: Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
5: Biostatistics Unit, Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

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