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Principles for clinical care of patients with COVID-19 on medical units

David W. Frost, Rupal Shah, Lindsay Melvin, Miguel Galán de Juana, Thomas E. MacMillan, Tarek Abdelhalim, Alison Lai, Shail Rawal and Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti
CMAJ June 29, 2020 192 (26) E720-E726; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200855
David W. Frost
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Rupal Shah
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Lindsay Melvin
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Miguel Galán de Juana
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Thomas E. MacMillan
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Tarek Abdelhalim
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Alison Lai
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Shail Rawal
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti
Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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vol. 192 no. 26 E720-E726
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200855
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  • Published online June 28, 2020.

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  1. David W. Frost, MD,
  2. Rupal Shah, MD MHPE,
  3. Lindsay Melvin, MD MHPE,
  4. Miguel Galán de Juana, MD,
  5. Thomas E. MacMillan, MD MSc,
  6. Tarek Abdelhalim, MD,
  7. Alison Lai, MD,
  8. Shail Rawal, MD MPH,
  9. Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti, MD MSc
  1. Department of Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network; HoPingKong Centre for Excellence in Education and Practice, Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (Abdelhalim, Cavalcanti, Frost, Lai, MacMillan, Melvin, Rawal, Shah), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Internal Medicine (Galán de Juana), Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
  1. Correspondence to: David Frost, david.frost{at}uhn.ca

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CMAJ Jun 2020, 192 (26) E720-E726; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200855

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