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On the Front (Phone) Lines: Results of a COVID-19 Hotline

David Margolius, Mary Hennekes, Jimmy Yao, Douglas Einstadter, Douglas Gunzler, Nabil Chehade, Ashwini R. Sehgal, Yasir Tarabichi and Adam T. Perzynski
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2021, 34 (Supplement) S95-S102; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200237
David Margolius
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
MD
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Mary Hennekes
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
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Jimmy Yao
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
BA
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Douglas Einstadter
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
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Douglas Gunzler
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
PhD
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Nabil Chehade
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
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Ashwini R. Sehgal
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
MD
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Yasir Tarabichi
From The MetroHealth System, Population Health Research Institute; and Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine.
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Adam T. Perzynski
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2021, 34 (Supplement) S95-S102; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200237

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2021, 34 (Supplement) S95-S102; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200237
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