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Outcomes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosed with or without pulmonary function testing
Andrea Gershon, Graham Mecredy, Ruth Croxford, Teresa To, Matthew B. Stanbrook and Shawn D. Aaron; for the Canadian Respiratory Research Network
CMAJ April 10, 2017 189 (14) E530-E538; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151420
Andrea Gershon
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gershon, Mecredy, Croxford, To, Stanbrook); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Gershon); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Gershon, Stanbrook) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (To), University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children (To); University Health Network (Stanbrook), Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Aaron), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScGraham Mecredy
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gershon, Mecredy, Croxford, To, Stanbrook); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Gershon); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Gershon, Stanbrook) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (To), University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children (To); University Health Network (Stanbrook), Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Aaron), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MScRuth Croxford
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gershon, Mecredy, Croxford, To, Stanbrook); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Gershon); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Gershon, Stanbrook) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (To), University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children (To); University Health Network (Stanbrook), Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Aaron), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MScTeresa To
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gershon, Mecredy, Croxford, To, Stanbrook); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Gershon); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Gershon, Stanbrook) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (To), University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children (To); University Health Network (Stanbrook), Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Aaron), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
PhDMatthew B. Stanbrook
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gershon, Mecredy, Croxford, To, Stanbrook); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Gershon); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Gershon, Stanbrook) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (To), University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children (To); University Health Network (Stanbrook), Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Aaron), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MD PhDShawn D. Aaron
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Gershon, Mecredy, Croxford, To, Stanbrook); Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Gershon); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Gershon, Stanbrook) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (To), University of Toronto; The Hospital for Sick Children (To); University Health Network (Stanbrook), Toronto, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Aaron), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Outcomes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosed with or without pulmonary function testing
Andrea Gershon, Graham Mecredy, Ruth Croxford, Teresa To, Matthew B. Stanbrook, Shawn D. Aaron
CMAJ Apr 2017, 189 (14) E530-E538; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151420
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