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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 22, 2020 192 (25) E684-E685; 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.
MD PhDJeffrey 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.
MD MScAdrienne 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.
MD MPHStefan 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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Sharmistha Mishra, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Adrienne K. Chan, Stefan D. Baral
CMAJ Jun 2020, 192 (25) E684-E685; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.201112
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