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“Alexa, Can You Be My Family Medicine Doctor?” The Future of Family Medicine in the Coming Techno-World

Allen F. Shaughnessy, David C. Slawson and Ashley P. Duggan
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2021, 34 (2) 430-434; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200194
Allen F. Shaughnessy
From the Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AFS); and Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA (AFS); Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (DCS); University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (DCS); Communication Department, Boston College, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine (APD).
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From the Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AFS); and Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA (AFS); Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (DCS); University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (DCS); Communication Department, Boston College, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine (APD).
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Ashley P. Duggan
From the Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (AFS); and Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA (AFS); Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (DCS); University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (DCS); Communication Department, Boston College, Department of Family Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine (APD).
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