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The case for an essential medicines list for Canada
Gina Eom, Paul Grootendorst and Jacalyn Duffin
CMAJ December 06, 2016 188 (17-18) E499-E503; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160134
Gina Eom
School of Medicine (Eom), Queen’s University, Kingston; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Grootendorst), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Hannah Chair, History of Medicine (Duffin), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
PhDPaul Grootendorst
School of Medicine (Eom), Queen’s University, Kingston; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Grootendorst), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Hannah Chair, History of Medicine (Duffin), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
PhDJacalyn Duffin
School of Medicine (Eom), Queen’s University, Kingston; Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy (Grootendorst), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Hannah Chair, History of Medicine (Duffin), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.
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The case for an essential medicines list for Canada
Gina Eom, Paul Grootendorst, Jacalyn Duffin
CMAJ Dec 2016, 188 (17-18) E499-E503; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160134
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