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Authors
Liu, Li https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9251-0603
Pollock, Nathaniel J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5699-7661
Contreras, Gisèle https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2788-1533
Xu, Yuan https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2747-2633
Thompson, Wendy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0177-998X
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Canada
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Article History
Received: 19 March 2024
Accepted: 18 November 2024
First Online: 29 November 2024
Declarations
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: This study was exempt from research ethics board approval in accordance with Canada’s <i>Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans</i> (TCPS). The legislative authority for using de-identified secondary data for public health surveillance or research in Canada is provided by Sect. 4 of the <i>Department of Health Act</i> and Sect. 3 of the <i>Public Health Agency of Canada Act</i>. As such, consent to participate was deemed unnecessary.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
