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Telemedicine versus in-Person Primary Care: Impact on Visit Completion Rate in a Rural Appalachian Population

Treah Haggerty, Heather M. Stephens, Shaylee A. Peckens, Erika Bodkins, Michael Cary, Geri A. Dino and Cara L. Sedney
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2022, 35 (3) 475-484; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210518
Treah Haggerty
From the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Morgantown, WV (TH, SAP, EB); Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Resource Economics and Management, Morgantown, WV (HMS, MC); West Virginia University, School of Public Health, WV Prevention Research Center, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (GAD); West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery (CLS).
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Heather M. Stephens
From the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Morgantown, WV (TH, SAP, EB); Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Resource Economics and Management, Morgantown, WV (HMS, MC); West Virginia University, School of Public Health, WV Prevention Research Center, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (GAD); West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery (CLS).
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Erika Bodkins
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Geri A. Dino
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Cara L. Sedney
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vol. 35 no. 3 475-484
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210518
PubMed 
35641051

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication December 17, 2021
  • Revision received February 17, 2022
  • Accepted for publication February 21, 2022
  • Published online May 31, 2022.

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  1. Treah Haggerty, MD, MS,
  2. Heather M. Stephens, PhD,
  3. Shaylee A. Peckens, MD,
  4. Erika Bodkins, MD,
  5. Michael Cary, MA,
  6. Geri A. Dino, PhD and
  7. Cara L. Sedney, MD, MA
  1. From the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Morgantown, WV (TH, SAP, EB); Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, Resource Economics and Management, Morgantown, WV (HMS, MC); West Virginia University, School of Public Health, WV Prevention Research Center, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (GAD); West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery (CLS).
  1. Corresponding author: Treah Haggerty, MD, MS, West Virginia University Department of Family Medicine, 2nd Floor HSS, Morgantown, WV 26506, (E-mail: haggertyt{at}hsc.wvu.edu).
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Treah Haggerty, Heather M. Stephens, Shaylee A. Peckens, Erika Bodkins, Michael Cary, Geri A. Dino, Cara L. Sedney
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2022, 35 (3) 475-484; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210518

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Treah Haggerty, Heather M. Stephens, Shaylee A. Peckens, Erika Bodkins, Michael Cary, Geri A. Dino, Cara L. Sedney
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2022, 35 (3) 475-484; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210518
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