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Variability in frequency of consultation and needs assessed by palliative care services across multiple specialty ICUs

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Acknowledgements

Dr. Hua is supported by a Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award (Award Number K08AG051184) from the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health and the American Federation for Aging Research.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 622 West 168th Street, PH5, Room 527-D, New York, USA

    Benjamin Stix, Hannah Wunsch, Caitlin Clancy & May Hua

  2. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Hannah Wunsch

  3. Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Hannah Wunsch

  4. Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Craig Blinderman

  5. Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, USA

    May Hua

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Benjamin Stix, Hannah Wunsch, Caitlin Clancy, Craig Blinderman, May Hua reported no conflicts of interest.

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Stix, B., Wunsch, H., Clancy, C. et al. Variability in frequency of consultation and needs assessed by palliative care services across multiple specialty ICUs. Intensive Care Med 42, 2104–2105 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4489-y

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