ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2023
Which Curve Are We Flattening? The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 Among Economically Marginalized Communities in Ontario, Canada, Was Unchanged From Wild-Type to Omicron.
Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Collecting Accurate and Robust Equity (CARE) data: an analysis of a pilot quality improvement initiative in ambulatory settings.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- Experience with sociodemographic data collection in the Canadian paediatric surgical context: A quality improvement initiative.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Article
- Early COVID-19 and protection from Omicron in a highly vaccinated population in Ontario, Canada: a matched prospective cohort study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Geographical distribution and the impact of socio-environmental indicators on incidence of Mpox in Ontario, Canada.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
Person-level surveillance (N = 14 million) and neighborhood-level income data were used to explore magnitude of inequalities in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths over 5 waves in Ontario, Canada. Despite attempts at equity-informed policies alongside fluctuating levels of public health measures, the magnitude of inequalities in hospitalizations and deaths remained unchanged across waves.
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