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John J. You, Robert A. Fowler and Daren K. Heyland
CMAJ April 01, 2014 186 (6) 425-432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121274
John J. You
Department of Medicine and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Fowler), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Heyland), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
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Robert A. Fowler
Department of Medicine and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Fowler), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Heyland), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
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Daren K. Heyland
Department of Medicine and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Fowler), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Heyland), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
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vol. 186 no. 6 425-432
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121274
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23857860
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  • Published online March 31, 2014.

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  1. John J. You, MD MSc⇑,
  2. Robert A. Fowler, MD MS,
  3. Daren K. Heyland, MD MSc
  4. on behalf of the Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network (CARENET)
  1. Department of Medicine and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (You), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Fowler), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Heyland), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: John J. You, jyou{at}mcmaster.ca

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