What Does the Word "Treatable" Mean? Implications for Communication and Decision-Making in Critical Illness.
Summary of "What Does the Word "Treatable" Mean? Implications for Communication and Decision-Making in Critical Illness."
To explore how nonphysicians and physicians interpret the word "treatable" in the context of critical illness.
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Name: Critical care medicine
ISSN: 1530-0293
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30585833
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000003614
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