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Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Revue canadienne des soins respiratoires et critiques et de la médecine du sommeil
Volume 7, 2023 - Issue 1
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Original Research

Linkage of administrative and compensation databases for work-related asthma surveillance in Ontario: A proof of concept study

Madison MacKinnona Asthma Research Unit, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kendra Barrickc Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AlbertaView further author information
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Linda E. Lévesqued Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada;e Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Gary Lissf Department of Medicine, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of TorontoView further author information
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Susan M. Tarlof Department of Medicine, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto;g Respiratory Division, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4746-5310View further author information
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M. Diane Lougheeda Asthma Research Unit, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada;d Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada;e Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
Pages 28-35 | Published online: 25 Jan 2023

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