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For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and resident deaths
Nathan M. Stall, Aaron Jones, Kevin A. Brown, Paula A. Rochon and Andrew P. Costa
CMAJ August 17, 2020 192 (33) E946-E955; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201197
Nathan M. Stall
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Stall), Sinai Health System and the University Health Network; Women’s College Research Institute (Stall, Rochon), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Stall, Rochon) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Stall, Rochon), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Jones, Costa), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Infection Prevention and Control (Brown), Public Health Ontario; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Brown), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging (Costa), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.
MDAaron Jones
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Stall), Sinai Health System and the University Health Network; Women’s College Research Institute (Stall, Rochon), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Stall, Rochon) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Stall, Rochon), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Jones, Costa), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Infection Prevention and Control (Brown), Public Health Ontario; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Brown), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging (Costa), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.
MSc PhDKevin A. Brown
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Stall), Sinai Health System and the University Health Network; Women’s College Research Institute (Stall, Rochon), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Stall, Rochon) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Stall, Rochon), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Jones, Costa), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Infection Prevention and Control (Brown), Public Health Ontario; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Brown), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging (Costa), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.
MSc PhDPaula A. Rochon
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Stall), Sinai Health System and the University Health Network; Women’s College Research Institute (Stall, Rochon), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Stall, Rochon) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Stall, Rochon), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Jones, Costa), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Infection Prevention and Control (Brown), Public Health Ontario; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Brown), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging (Costa), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.
MD MPHAndrew P. Costa
Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (Stall), Sinai Health System and the University Health Network; Women’s College Research Institute (Stall, Rochon), Women’s College Hospital; Department of Medicine (Stall, Rochon) and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Stall, Rochon), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Jones, Costa), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Infection Prevention and Control (Brown), Public Health Ontario; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Brown), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging (Costa), McMaster University; Centre for Integrated Care (Costa), St. Joseph’s Health System, Hamilton, Ont.
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