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Telemedicine in Primary Care: Qualitative Work Towards a Framework for Appropriate Use

Jodi B. Segal, Vadim Dukhanin and Stacey Davis
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2022, 35 (3) 507-516; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210229
Jodi B. Segal
From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (JBS); Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD (JBS, VD, SD).
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Vadim Dukhanin
From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (JBS); Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD (JBS, VD, SD).
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Stacey Davis
From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (JBS); Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, MD (JBS, VD, SD).
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