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Primary Care Physician Involvement in Shared Decision Making for Critically Ill Patients and Family Satisfaction with Care

Kevin B. Huang, Urs Weber, Jennifer Johnson, Nathanial Anderson, Andrea K. Knies, Belinda Nhundu, Cynthia Bautista, Kelly Poskus, Kevin N. Sheth and David Y. Hwang
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2018, 31 (1) 64-72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.01.170211
Kevin B. Huang
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
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Urs Weber
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
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Jennifer Johnson
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
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Nathanial Anderson
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
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Andrea K. Knies
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
Dr rer. Medic.
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Belinda Nhundu
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
BA
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Cynthia Bautista
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
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Kelly Poskus
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
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Kevin N. Sheth
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
FAAN, FAHA, FANA, FCCM, FNCS
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David Y. Hwang
From Yale College, New Haven, CT (KBH); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (UW, NA, BN); Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven (JJ, KP); Yale School of Nursing, New Haven (AKK); Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield (CB); Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH); Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven (KNS, DYH).
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Kevin B. Huang, Urs Weber, Jennifer Johnson, Nathanial Anderson, Andrea K. Knies, Belinda Nhundu, Cynthia Bautista, Kelly Poskus, Kevin N. Sheth, David Y. Hwang
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2018, 31 (1) 64-72; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.01.170211

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Kevin B. Huang, Urs Weber, Jennifer Johnson, Nathanial Anderson, Andrea K. Knies, Belinda Nhundu, Cynthia Bautista, Kelly Poskus, Kevin N. Sheth, David Y. Hwang
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2018, 31 (1) 64-72; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.01.170211
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