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Understanding variability of end-of-life care in the ICU for the elderly

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  1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    J. Randall Curtis & Ruth A. Engelberg

  2. Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    J. Randall Curtis, Ruth A. Engelberg & Joan M. Teno

  3. Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Joan M. Teno

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Curtis, J.R., Engelberg, R.A. & Teno, J.M. Understanding variability of end-of-life care in the ICU for the elderly. Intensive Care Med 43, 94–96 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4340-5

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