Unnecessary variation in practice: how to improve cancer care through pragmatic trials

N LeVasseur¹, D Fergusson², M Clemons^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa.
² Clinical Epidemiology Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and.
³ The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON.

Editorial

N LeVasseur et al. Curr Oncol. 2018 Aug.

. 2018 Aug;25(4):e263-e264.

doi: 10.3747/co.25.3922. Epub 2018 Aug 14.

N LeVasseur¹, D Fergusson², M Clemons^{1

2

3}

¹ Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa.
² Clinical Epidemiology Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and.
³ The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON.

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