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. 2023 Aug;68(8):623-626.
doi: 10.1177/07067437231159348. Epub 2023 Feb 28.

Access to Telephone and Internet-Based Telemedicine in Canadian Households

Robert A Kleinman  1   2 , Nikki Bozinoff  1   3   4
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Access to Telephone and Internet-Based Telemedicine in Canadian Households

Robert A Kleinman et al. Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: access; disparities; internet; telemedicine; telephone.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dr. Kleinman has received research funding and training support through the Research in Addiction Medicine Scholars Program, R25DAO33211 (NIDA) for work outside of this study and travel awards from the American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Bozinoff has also received research funding and training support from the International Collaborative Addiction Medicine Research Fellowship NIDA grant R25-DA037756. Dr. Bozinoff has received research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Academic Health Sciences Alternate Payment Plan, and Womenmind for work outside of this study. Dr. Bozinoff has also received research funding and training support from the International Collaborative Addiction Medicine Research Fellowship NIDA grant R25-DA037756. Drs. Kleinman and Bozinoff receive remuneration for clinical services, including virtual care/telehealth services, through the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.

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