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    Health Services: Revisiting the concept of urgency in surgical prioritization and addressing backlogs in elective surgery provision
    Kayla Wiebe, Simon Kelley and Roxanne E. Kirsch
    CMAJ August 02, 2022 194 (29) E1037-E1039; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220420
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    Health Services: Derivation and validation of predictive indices for 30-day mortality after coronary and valvular surgery in Ontario, Canada
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    CMAJ November 22, 2021 193 (46) E1757-E1765; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202901
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    Clinical Images: Hemolytic anemia and a new murmur in a 77-year-old man
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    CMAJ August 30, 2021 193 (34) E1333-E1340; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210170
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    CMAJ June 07, 2021 193 (23) E852; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210327
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    CMAJ June 07, 2021 193 (23) E853; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202346
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    CMAJ May 17, 2021 193 (20) E713-E722; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191682
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    Management of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a guide for primary care practitioners
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    Clinical Images: Infected atrial myxoma presenting with purpura
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    CMAJ March 08, 2021 193 (10) E340; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201351
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