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- ↑ Godfrey, Charles (2001). Bruce: surgeon, soldier, statesman, sonofa. Madoc, ON: Codam Publishers. p. 200. ISBN 0-9684226-1-6.
- 1 2 3 Goyette, David; Dennis William Magill; Jeff Denis (2006). Survival Strategies: The Life, Death and Renaissance of a Canadian Teaching Hospital. Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars' Press Inc. p. 322. ISBN 1-55130-304-3.
- ↑ "CAMH News & Stories".
- ↑ "Welcoming Our New CEO". 21 March 2014.
