Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 281-286 , September 2008

Families' interactions with physicians in the intensive care unit: the impact on family's satisfaction

  • Renata Rego Lins Fumis, Msc

      Affiliations

    • Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa Hospital do Câncer, CEP 01509-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Inês Nobuko Nishimoto, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Estudos, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa Hospital do Câncer, CEP 01509-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Daniel Deheinzelin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa Hospital do Câncer, CEP 01509-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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☆ Author's contributions, study concept and design, Renata Rego Lins Fumis and Daniel Deheinzelin; acquisition of data, Renata Rego Lins Fumis; analysis and interpretation of data, Renata Rego Lins Fumis, Inês Nobuko Nishimoto, and Daniel Deheinzelin; drafting of the manuscript, Renata Rego Lins Fumis and Daniel Deheinzelin; statistical expertise, Inês Nobuko Nishimoto; and study supervision, Daniel Deheinzelin.

PII: S0883-9441(07)00049-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.04.004

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 281-286 , September 2008

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