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Michael D. Carter and David N. Juurlink
CMAJ November 20, 2012 184 (17) 1923; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111765
Michael D. Carter
From the Class of 2012, Department of Medicine (Carter), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of General Internal Medicine and of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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David N. Juurlink
From the Class of 2012, Department of Medicine (Carter), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of General Internal Medicine and of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 184 no. 17 1923
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111765
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  • Published online November 19, 2012.

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  1. Michael D. Carter, PhD⇓,
  2. David N. Juurlink, MD PhD
  1. From the Class of 2012, Department of Medicine (Carter), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of General Internal Medicine and of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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    Michael D. Carter; md.carter{at}utoronto.ca

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