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Continuity of physician care over the last year of life for different cause-of-death categories: a retrospective population-based study

Michelle Howard, Abe Hafid, Colleen Webber, Sarina R. Isenberg, Ana Gayowsky, Aaron Jones, Mary Scott, Amy T. Hsu, Katrin Conen, James Downar, Doug Manuel and Peter Tanuseputro
November 08, 2022 10 (4) E971-E980; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210294
Michelle Howard
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Abe Hafid
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Colleen Webber
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Sarina R. Isenberg
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Ana Gayowsky
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Aaron Jones
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Mary Scott
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Amy T. Hsu
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Katrin Conen
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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James Downar
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Doug Manuel
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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Peter Tanuseputro
Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
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vol. 10 no. 4 E971-E980
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210294
PubMed 
36347560
History 
  • Published online November 8, 2022.
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  1. Michelle Howard, MSc PhD,
  2. Abe Hafid, MPH,
  3. Colleen Webber, PhD,
  4. Sarina R. Isenberg, MA PhD,
  5. Ana Gayowsky, MSc,
  6. Aaron Jones, MSc PhD,
  7. Mary Scott, BA,
  8. Amy T. Hsu, PhD,
  9. Katrin Conen, MD,
  10. James Downar, MD MHSc,
  11. Doug Manuel, MD MSc,
  12. Peter Tanuseputro, MHSc MD
  1. Departments of Family Medicine (Howard, Hafid), Medicine (Conen), and Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (Jones), McMaster University; ICES McMaster (Gayowsky); Hamilton, Ont.; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Webber, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Bruyère Research Institute (Webber, Isenberg, Scott, Hsu, Manuel, Tanuseputro); Division of Palliative Care (Downar), and Departments of Medicine (Isenberg) and Family Medicine (Manuel), University of Ottawa; ICES uOttawa (Manuel, Tanuseputro), Ottawa, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Michelle Howard, mhoward{at}mcmaster.ca
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Michelle Howard, Abe Hafid, Colleen Webber, Sarina R. Isenberg, Ana Gayowsky, Aaron Jones, Mary Scott, Amy T. Hsu, Katrin Conen, James Downar, Doug Manuel, Peter Tanuseputro
Oct 2022, 10 (4) E971-E980; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210294

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Michelle Howard, Abe Hafid, Colleen Webber, Sarina R. Isenberg, Ana Gayowsky, Aaron Jones, Mary Scott, Amy T. Hsu, Katrin Conen, James Downar, Doug Manuel, Peter Tanuseputro
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