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Sixty-nine years after surviving the polio epidemic

Barry J. McMahon, Sue Dojeiji, Rene A. Leiva and Joan M. Fisher
CMAJ December 20, 2021 193 (50) E1915-E1917; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.210985
Barry J. McMahon
Patient (McMahon), Ottawa, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre (Dojeiji), Ottawa, Ont.; Bruyère Continuing Care (Leiva); Department of Family Medicine (Dojeiji, Leiva), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Friend (Fisher), Ottawa, Ont.
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Patient (McMahon), Ottawa, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre (Dojeiji), Ottawa, Ont.; Bruyère Continuing Care (Leiva); Department of Family Medicine (Dojeiji, Leiva), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Friend (Fisher), Ottawa, Ont.
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Patient (McMahon), Ottawa, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Rehabilitation Centre (Dojeiji), Ottawa, Ont.; Bruyère Continuing Care (Leiva); Department of Family Medicine (Dojeiji, Leiva), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Friend (Fisher), Ottawa, Ont.
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Barry J. McMahon, Sue Dojeiji, Rene A. Leiva, Joan M. Fisher
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