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Intensity of outpatient physician care in the last year of life: a population-based retrospective descriptive study
Michelle Howard, Abe Hafid, Sarina R. Isenberg, Amy T. Hsu, Mary Scott, Katrin Conen, Colleen Webber, Susan E. Bronskill, James Downar and Peter Tanuseputro
June 04, 2021 9 (2) E613-E622; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210039
Michelle Howard
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MSc PhDAbe Hafid
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MPHSarina R. Isenberg
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MA PhDAmy T. Hsu
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
PhDMary Scott
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
BAKatrin Conen
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDColleen Webber
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
PhDSusan E. Bronskill
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MSc PhDJames Downar
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MHScPeter Tanuseputro
Department of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Isenberg, Hsu, Scott, Webber, Tanuseputro); Department of Medicine (Isenberg), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Hsu, Scott, Webber), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Conen), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ICES (Bronskill); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Bronskill), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine (Downar), University of Ottawa; Department of Medicine (Tanuseputro), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Intensity of outpatient physician care in the last year of life: a population-based retrospective descriptive study
Michelle Howard, Abe Hafid, Sarina R. Isenberg, Amy T. Hsu, Mary Scott, Katrin Conen, Colleen Webber, Susan E. Bronskill, James Downar, Peter Tanuseputro
Apr 2021, 9 (2) E613-E622; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210039
Intensity of outpatient physician care in the last year of life: a population-based retrospective descriptive study
Michelle Howard, Abe Hafid, Sarina R. Isenberg, Amy T. Hsu, Mary Scott, Katrin Conen, Colleen Webber, Susan E. Bronskill, James Downar, Peter Tanuseputro
Apr 2021, 9 (2) E613-E622; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210039