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Comment
. 2021 Jun:134:167-171.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.02.027. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

Vancouver Coastal Health informed COVID-19 response by applying rapid review methodology: reply to Tricco

Linda Dix-Cooper  1 , Martin Dawes  2 , Mina Park  3
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Vancouver Coastal Health informed COVID-19 response by applying rapid review methodology: reply to Tricco

Linda Dix-Cooper et al. J Clin Epidemiol. 2021 Jun.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Knowledge translation; Methods; Rapid review.

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Timeline of VCH COVID-19 KT Unit set up and dismantling (April 1 June 30, 2020) in the context of active case counts, total deaths, new cases, and hospitalizations in British Columbia, Canada. ‘PHASE 1’ in BC involved public health orders to cease international travel, cancel large events, and close business and public facilities as well as advice to stay home; ‘PHASE 2’ involved partial reopening of some businesses and public facilities; and ‘PHASE 3’ more broad re-openings of nearly all businesses and facilities .
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