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Funding was provided by an R01 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NR-05226-01).

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    J. Randall Curtis

  2. Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA

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Curtis, J.R., Shannon, S.E. Transcending the silos: toward an interdisciplinary approach to end-of-life care in the ICU. Intensive Care Med 32, 15–17 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2865-0

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