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Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives
Amit Arya, Sandy Buchman, Bruno Gagnon and James Downar
CMAJ April 14, 2020 192 (15) E400-E404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200465
Amit Arya
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.
Sandy Buchman
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.
Bruno Gagnon
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.
James Downar
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.

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