Equity, diversity, and inclusion in anaesthesia and critical care medicine: consider the various aspects of diversity.

Br J Anaesth

Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network - Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; The Wilson Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Published: October 2023

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