Research ArticleOriginal Research

Family Physicians Report Considerable Interest in, but Limited Use of, Telehealth Services

Miranda A. Moore, Megan Coffman, Anuradha Jetty, Kathleen Klink, Stephen Petterson and Andrew Bazemore
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2017, 30 (3) 320-330; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.03.160201

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