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When (quality of) life is at stake and intensive care is needed: how much can we trust our proxies?

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  1. Intensive Care Department, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Rua Dr. Eduardo Torres, 4450, Matosinhos, Portugal

    Cristina Granja

  2. Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine of Oporto, Oporto, Portugal

    Luis Filipe Azevedo

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Granja, C., Azevedo, L.F. When (quality of) life is at stake and intensive care is needed: how much can we trust our proxies?. Intensive Care Med 32, 1681–1682 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0334-z

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