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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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