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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;8(10):E1232-E1234.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.10.23.

Significance of depression in family caregivers of critically ill patients discharged home

Eui Geum Oh  1 , Hyun Joo Lee  2 , You Lee Yang  2 , Young Man Kim  2
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Editorial

Significance of depression in family caregivers of critically ill patients discharged home

Eui Geum Oh et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Oct.
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • One-Year Outcomes in Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients.
    Cameron JI, Chu LM, Matte A, Tomlinson G, Chan L, Thomas C, Friedrich JO, Mehta S, Lamontagne F, Levasseur M, Ferguson ND, Adhikari NK, Rudkowski JC, Meggison H, Skrobik Y, Flannery J, Bayley M, Batt J, dos Santos C, Abbey SE, Tan A, Lo V, Mathur S, Parotto M, Morris D, Flockhart L, Fan E, Lee CM, Wilcox ME, Ayas N, Choong K, Fowler R, Scales DC, Sinuff T, Cuthbertson BH, Rose L, Robles P, Burns S, Cypel M, Singer L, Chaparro C, Chow CW, Keshavjee S, Brochard L, Hébert P, Slutsky AS, Marshall JC, Cook D, Herridge MS; RECOVER Program Investigators (Phase 1: towards RECOVER); Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Cameron JI, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 12;374(19):1831-41. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1511160. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27168433

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