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October 29, 2020Responding To The Covid-19 Pandemic from the Alliance for Healthier Communities
This paper from the latest issue of Healthcare Quarterly looks at how comprehensive, salary-based primary care organizations in Ontario rapidly adapted care to ensure continued equitable access to primary care services during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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