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Research ArticleOriginal Research

Diagnoses per Encounter by Telephone, Televideo, and In-Office Visits

Daniel Schlegel, Christopher (Kit) Heron, Arthur Berg, Jessica Parascando and Matthew Silvis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2022, 35 (3) 491-496; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210451
Daniel Schlegel
From Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hershey, PA (DS, JP, MS); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, State College, PA (CH); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA (AB).
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Christopher (Kit) Heron
From Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hershey, PA (DS, JP, MS); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, State College, PA (CH); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA (AB).
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Arthur Berg
From Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hershey, PA (DS, JP, MS); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, State College, PA (CH); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA (AB).
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Jessica Parascando
From Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hershey, PA (DS, JP, MS); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, State College, PA (CH); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA (AB).
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Matthew Silvis
From Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Hershey, PA (DS, JP, MS); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, State College, PA (CH); Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Hershey, PA (AB).
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