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Development of an on-line interactive map to display environmental health assessments of Canadian communities: knowledge-translation to support collaborations for health

R. J. de SouzaDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada;Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8945-513XView further author information
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R. AroraFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaView further author information
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L. GauvinCentre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada;Département de médecine sociale et préventive, École de santé publique de l’université de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaView further author information
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N. C. WilliamsDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaView further author information
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S. A. LearSimon Fraser University, Burnaby, CanadaView further author information
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A. P. OliveiraDepartment of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaView further author information
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D. DesaiPopulation Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada;Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Hamilton, CanadaView further author information
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D. J. CorsiOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, CanadaView further author information
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S. V. SubramanianDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA;Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAView further author information
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A. RanaFaculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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G. L. BoothLi Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada;Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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F. RazakLi Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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J. R. BrookDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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J. V. TuHarvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA;Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada;Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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S. S. AnandDepartment of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada;Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada;Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 123-129 | Received 29 Sep 2018, Accepted 23 Oct 2018, Published online: 11 Dec 2018

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