Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 122-129 , April 2008

The impact of offering a relatives’ clinic on the satisfaction of the next-of-kin of Critical Care patients—A prospective time-interrupted trial

  • Alistair Steel

      Affiliations

    • Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 7815 073603.
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  • Carol Underwood

      Affiliations

    • Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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  • Caitlin Notley

      Affiliations

    • East of England Research & Development Support Unit, Norwich, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mark Blunt

      Affiliations

    • Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom

,Accepted 3 August 2007.

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☆ UK National Research Register – N0117183781.

PII: S0964-3397(07)00079-1

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.08.002

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 122-129 , April 2008

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