Research ArticleOriginal Research

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Family Physicians Providing E-Visits

Michael R. Peabody, Mingliang Dai, Kea Turner, Lars E. Peterson and Arch G. Mainous
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 868-875; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190081

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