The Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN): Development and Early Successes to Advance the Field of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

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Division of Paediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Child Health Evaluative Scien

Published: September 2025


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