790Predictors of Influenza Infection in Older Adults Presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs) in Toronto, Canada
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Emergency Departments (EDs) in Toronto, Canada Po-Po Lam, MSc; Karen Green, MSc; Brenda L. Coleman, PhD; Jeff Powis, MD, MSc, FRCPC; David Richardson, MD; Kevin Katz, MD CM, MSc; Bjug Borgundvaag, MD; Telisha Smith-Gorvie, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Jeffrey C. Kwong, MD; Susan Bondy, PhD; Allison Mcgeer, MD, FRCPC; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON, Canada; North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada
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