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Implications for Australian practice of North American guidelines for the support of the family in patient-centred intensive care

  • Sharon McKinley, RN, BAppSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service and University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 99268281; fax: +61 2 94398418.
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  • Rosalind M. Elliott, RN, BSc (Hons), MN

      Affiliations

    • Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales, Australia

,Accepted 13 November 2007.

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PII: S1322-7696(07)00002-9

doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2007.11.001

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