From self-awareness to self-actualization: empowering sepsis survivors to a meaningful and enduring recovery

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
² Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Editorial

Brian J Anderson et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Oct.

. 2016 Oct;8(10):E1238-E1241.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.10.38.

¹ Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
² Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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