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A Stepwise Transition to Telemedicine in Response to COVID-19

Sabrina L. Silver, Meghan N. Lewis and Christy J. W. Ledford
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2021, 34 (Supplement) S152-S161; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200358

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