Journal of Critical Care
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 243-247 , September 2006

Distribution and determinants of critical illness among status Aboriginal Canadians. A population-based assessment

  • Kevin B. Laupland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8
    • Department of Medicine, Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8. Tel.: +1 403 770 3208; fax: +1 403 770 3347.
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  • Shahzeer Karmali

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8
    • ,
  • Andrew W. Kirkpatrick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8
    • Department of Surgery, Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8
    • ,
  • Lindsay Crowshoe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Calgary Health Region, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8
    • ,
  • S. Morad Hameed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9

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PII: S0883-9441(06)00051-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2006.03.012

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 243-247 , September 2006

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