*ICES
†Health System Performance Research Network (HSPRN), Toronto
‡Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health & Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
§Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
∥Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto
¶Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Queen’s University & Providence Care Hospital, Kingston
#Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Supported by grants from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) to the Health System Performance Research Network (HSPRN: fund #06034, recipient W.P.W.), and by ICES, which is also funded by an annual grant from the Ontario MOHLTC. The opinions, results, and conclusions reported in this paper are those of the authors and are independent of funding sources. No endorsement by ICES or the Ontario MOHLTC is intended or should be inferred. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection, and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Data Availability: The data from this study is held securely in the coded form at ICES. Although data sharing agreements prohibit ICES from making the data publicly available, access may be granted to those who meet prespecified criteria for confidential access, available at http://ices.on.ca/DAS.
D.P.S. has participated as a site investigator for a clinical trial sponsored by Hoffmann La Roche. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest.
Reprints: Colleen J. Maxwell, PhD, c/o Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health & Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1. E-mail: [email protected].
