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Communication and Well-Being Considerations in Disorders of Consciousness

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  1. Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Christos Lazaridis

  2. Section of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Christos Lazaridis

  3. Division of Neurocritical Care, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Masoom Desai

  4. Division of Neurophysiology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Masoom Desai

  5. Center for Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

    L. Syd M. Johnson

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Lazaridis, C., Desai, M. & Johnson, L.S.M. Communication and Well-Being Considerations in Disorders of Consciousness. Neurocrit Care 34, 701–703 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-020-01175-z

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