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COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario and British Columbia
Michael Liu, Colleen J. Maxwell, Pat Armstrong, Michael Schwandt, Andrea Moser, Margaret J. McGregor, Susan E. Bronskill and Irfan A. Dhalla
CMAJ November 23, 2020 192 (47) E1540-E1546; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201860
Michael Liu
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
ABColleen J. Maxwell
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
PhDPat Armstrong
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
PhDMichael Schwandt
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
MD MPHAndrea Moser
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
MD MScMargaret J. McGregor
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
MD MHScSusan E. Bronskill
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
PhDIrfan A. Dhalla
Harvard Medical School (Liu), Boston, Mass.; Department of Social Policy and Intervention (Liu), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health and Health Systems (Maxwell), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont.; ICES Central (Maxwell, Bronskill); Department of Sociology (Armstrong), York University; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Moser); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill, Dhalla), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto; Baycrest Health Sciences (Moser); Unity Health Toronto (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Schwandt), School of Population and Public Health, and Department of Family Practice (McGregor), University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health (Schwandt); Vancouver, BC
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- Liu, M., Maxwell, C. J., Armstrong, P., Schwandt, M., Moser, A., McGregor, M. J., Bronskill, S. E., & Dhalla, I. A. (2021). La COVID-19 dans les foyers de soins de longue durée en Ontario et en Colombie-Britannique. CMAJ, 193(7), E263-E269. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201860-f.
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COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario and British Columbia
Michael Liu, Colleen J. Maxwell, Pat Armstrong, Michael Schwandt, Andrea Moser, Margaret J. McGregor, Susan E. Bronskill, Irfan A. Dhalla
CMAJ Nov 2020, 192 (47) E1540-E1546; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201860
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