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The Attitudes of Canadian Ophthalmology Residents and Pre-Clerkship Medical Students at an Ontario Medical School Towards Homeless Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Aman P. Sayala Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8045-2247View further author information
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Marko M. Popovicb Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0370-5968View further author information
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Majd Mustafac Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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Stephen W. Hwangd MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Myrna Lichterb Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 330-336 | Received 05 Aug 2020, Accepted 19 Oct 2020, Published online: 18 Nov 2020

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