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Craig Dale and Fiona Webster
CMAJ June 22, 2020 192 (25) E687; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75183
Craig Dale
Assistant professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 192 no. 25 E687
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75183
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32571886
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  • Published online June 21, 2020.
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  1. Craig Dale, RN PhD
  1. Assistant professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Fiona Webster, PhD
  1. Associate professor, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ont.

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