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Camellia Zakaria
Back to facultyAssistant ProfessorBiostatistics DivisionUniversity of Toronto
Latest papers
The Prevalence and Predictors of Digital Proxy Behavior in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2025
Proxy medical decision-making: national survey.
BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2024
2 publications.
01
The Prevalence and Predictors of Digital Proxy Behavior in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.
Foong PS, Zakaria C, Pakianathan P, Phua AI, Koh GC
Journal of medical Internet research2025
02
Proxy medical decision-making: national survey.
Phua AI, Zakaria C, Pakianathan PV, Chan N, Lim MJR, Liew TM, Koh GCH, Foong PS
BMJ supportive & palliative care2024
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