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Virtual care for patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias during the COVID-19 era and beyond
Paula J. Gosse, Charles D. Kassardjian, Mario Masellis and Sara B. Mitchell
CMAJ March 15, 2021 193 (11) E371-E377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201938
Paula J. Gosse
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
BScCharles D. Kassardjian
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScMario Masellis
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDSara B. Mitchell
Faculty of Medicine (Gosse, Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell) and Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology ( Kassardjian, Masellis, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Masellis, Mitchell); Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital; Neurology Quality and Innovation Lab (NQIL) (Kassardjian, Mitchell), University of Toronto; Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program (Masellis, Mitchell), Sunnybrook Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Kassardjian), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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- Gosse, P. J., Kassardjian, C. D., Masellis, M., & Mitchell, S. B. (2021). Soins virtuels pour les patients atteints de la maladie d’Alzheimer et de démences connexes à l’ère de la COVID-19 et au-delà. CMAJ, 193(23), E878-E885. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201938-f.
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Virtual care for patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias during the COVID-19 era and beyond
Paula J. Gosse, Charles D. Kassardjian, Mario Masellis, Sara B. Mitchell
CMAJ Mar 2021, 193 (11) E371-E377; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201938
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