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. 2004 Nov 23;171(11):1342-4.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1031580.

SARS outbreak in the Greater Toronto Area: the emergency department experience

Bjug Borgundvaag¹, Howard Ovens, Brian Goldman, Michael Schull, Tim Rutledge, Kathy Boutis, Sharon Walmsley, Allison McGeer, Anita Rachlis, Carolyn Farquarson

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PMID: 15557583
PMCID: PMC527332
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031580

SARS outbreak in the Greater Toronto Area: the emergency department experience

Bjug Borgundvaag et al. CMAJ. 2004.

. 2004 Nov 23;171(11):1342-4.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1031580.

Authors

Bjug Borgundvaag¹, Howard Ovens, Brian Goldman, Michael Schull, Tim Rutledge, Kathy Boutis, Sharon Walmsley, Allison McGeer, Anita Rachlis, Carolyn Farquarson

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¹ Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ont.

PMID: 15557583
PMCID: PMC527332
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031580

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CMAJ. 2005 Mar 15;172(6):730

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