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COVID-19 and people experiencing homelessness: challenges and mitigation strategies

Melissa Perri, Naheed Dosani and Stephen W. Hwang
CMAJ June 29, 2020 192 (26) E716-E719; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200834
Melissa Perri
Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Perri), University of Toronto; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Perri, Hwang), St. Michael’s Hospital; Inner City Health Associates (Dosani); Division of Palliative Care (Dosani), Department of Family & Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Naheed Dosani
Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Perri), University of Toronto; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Perri, Hwang), St. Michael’s Hospital; Inner City Health Associates (Dosani); Division of Palliative Care (Dosani), Department of Family & Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Stephen W. Hwang
Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Perri), University of Toronto; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Perri, Hwang), St. Michael’s Hospital; Inner City Health Associates (Dosani); Division of Palliative Care (Dosani), Department of Family & Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 192 no. 26 E716-E719
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200834
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32601252
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  • Published online June 28, 2020.
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  1. Melissa Perri, MPH,
  2. Naheed Dosani, MD,
  3. Stephen W. Hwang, MD MPH
  1. Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Perri), University of Toronto; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Perri, Hwang), St. Michael’s Hospital; Inner City Health Associates (Dosani); Division of Palliative Care (Dosani), Department of Family & Community Medicine, and Division of General Internal Medicine (Hwang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Melissa Perri, mel.perri{at}mail.utoronto.ca

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