Antoniou, Tony
,
Macdonald, Erin M.
Yao, Zhan
Gomes, Tara
Tadrous, Mina
Ho, Joanne M.-W.
Mamdani, Muhammad M.
Juurlink, David N.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (ETG-92247)
Article History
Received: 9 November 2017
Accepted: 7 May 2018
First Online: 22 May 2018
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: Tony Antoniou has no conflicts of interest. Erin MacDonald has no conflicts of interest. Zhan Yao has no conflicts of interest. Tara Gomes has no conflicts of interest. Mina Tadrous has no conflicts of interest. Joanne M-W Ho has no conflicts of interest. During the past three years, Muhammad M. Mamdani has served on advisory boards and/or received honoraria from Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly and Company, Glaxo Smith Kline, Hoffman La Roche, Novartis, Novo Nordisk and Pfizer. David N. Juurlink has no conflicts of interest.
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