ArticleCMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne2016
Optimizing the language and format of guidelines to improve guideline uptake.
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Samir GuptaDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. guptas@smh.ca.
Navjot RaiDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Onil BhattacharryaDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Alice Y Y ChengDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Kim A ConnellyDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Louis-Philippe BouletDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Alan KaplanDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Melissa C BrouwersDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
Monika KastnerDepartments of Medicine (Gupta, Cheng, Connelly) and of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Divisions of Respirology (Gupta) and Cardiology (Connelly), St. Michael's Hospital; Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital (Gupta, Rai, Connelly, Kastner), Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bhattacharrya), Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Endocrinology (Cheng), Trillium Health Partners and St. Michael's Hospital; Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (Boulet), Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (Kaplan), Richmond Hill, Ont.; Escarpment Cancer Research Institute (Brouwers), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Epidemiology (Kastner), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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