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Antimicrobial Stewardship

Opportunities in Long-Term Care Homes

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by an Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Grant (HOA-80075) from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health and the CIHR Institute of Aging. Nick Daneman is supported by a Clinician Scientist Award from CIHR. The authors have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this editorial.

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  1. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Room G1 06, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada

    Nick Daneman

  2. Women’s College Hospital, Women’s College Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Paula Rochon

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Daneman, N., Rochon, P. Antimicrobial Stewardship. Drugs Aging 28, 765–767 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2165/11596440-000000000-00000

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