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Frequency and source of prescription eyewear insurance coverage in Ontario: a repeated population-based cross-sectional study using survey data

Prem Nichani, Graham E. Trope, Yvonne M. Buys, Samuel N. Markowitz, Sherif El-Defrawy, Gordon Ngo, Michelle Markowitz and Ya-Ping Jin
March 17, 2021 9 (1) E224-E232; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200104
Prem Nichani
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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Graham E. Trope
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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Yvonne M. Buys
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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Samuel N. Markowitz
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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Sherif El-Defrawy
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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Gordon Ngo
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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Michelle Markowitz
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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Ya-Ping Jin
Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 9 no. 1 E224-E232
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200104
PubMed 
33731423
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  • Published online March 17, 2021.
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  1. Prem Nichani, MSc,
  2. Graham E. Trope, MB PhD,
  3. Yvonne M. Buys, MD,
  4. Samuel N. Markowitz, MD,
  5. Sherif El-Defrawy, MD PhD,
  6. Gordon Ngo, MD,
  7. Michelle Markowitz, OD,
  8. Ya-Ping Jin, MD PhD
  1. Faculty of Medicine (Nichani), Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Nichani), Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Trope, Buys, Markowitz, El-Defrawy, Jin) and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Jin), University of Toronto; Toronto Western Hospital (Trope, Buys, Markowitz), University Health Network; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy), Toronto, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Ngo), University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; private practice (Markowitz), Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Ya-Ping Jin, yaping.jin{at}utoronto.ca
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Prem Nichani, Graham E. Trope, Yvonne M. Buys, Samuel N. Markowitz, Sherif El-Defrawy, Gordon Ngo, Michelle Markowitz, Ya-Ping Jin
Jan 2021, 9 (1) E224-E232; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200104

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Prem Nichani, Graham E. Trope, Yvonne M. Buys, Samuel N. Markowitz, Sherif El-Defrawy, Gordon Ngo, Michelle Markowitz, Ya-Ping Jin
Jan 2021, 9 (1) E224-E232; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20200104
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