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Research ArticleORIGINAL RESEARCH

A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians’ Experiences With Telemedicine During COVID-19

Teresita Gomez, Yohualli B. Anaya, Kevin J. Shih and Derjung M. Tarn
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2021, 34 (Supplement) S61-S70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200517
Teresita Gomez
From the Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
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Yohualli B. Anaya
From the Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
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Kevin J. Shih
From the Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
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Derjung M. Tarn
From the Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
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Teresita Gomez, Yohualli B. Anaya, Kevin J. Shih, Derjung M. Tarn
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2021, 34 (Supplement) S61-S70; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200517
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