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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 3/2017

01-03-2017 | Letter

Do we have adequate tools and skills to manage uncertainty among patients and families in ICU?

Authors: Richard Harding, Philip Hopkins, Victoria Metaxa, Irene J. Higginson

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 3/2017

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Dear Editors, …
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Metadata
Title
Do we have adequate tools and skills to manage uncertainty among patients and families in ICU?
Authors
Richard Harding
Philip Hopkins
Victoria Metaxa
Irene J. Higginson
Publication date
01-03-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4630-y

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