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Understanding heterogeneity to inform the public health response to COVID-19 in Canada

Sharmistha Mishra, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Adrienne K. Chan and Stefan D. Baral
CMAJ June 03, 2020 cmaj.201112; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201112
Sharmistha Mishra
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Mishra), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mishra), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES (Kwong); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kwong), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Clinical Public Health, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Chan), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Baral), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Jeffrey C. Kwong
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Mishra), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mishra), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES (Kwong); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kwong), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Clinical Public Health, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Chan), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Baral), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Adrienne K. Chan
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Mishra), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mishra), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES (Kwong); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kwong), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Clinical Public Health, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Chan), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Baral), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Stefan D. Baral
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Mishra), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mishra), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; ICES (Kwong); Department of Family and Community Medicine (Kwong), University of Toronto; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kwong), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Chan), Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Division of Clinical Public Health, and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Chan), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Baral), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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  • Appendix 1: National and regional resources on modelling in Canada

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