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The COVID-19 Pandemic in a Hispanic Population: A Primary Care Perspective

Christopher D. Owens, Gerardo M. Pertuz, Julio C. Sanchez, Jorge Ayala, Lindsey H. Pimentel, Christopher Lamb, Yelyt E. Lopez Mayo and Alfredo Lopez Yunez
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2022, 35 (4) 686-694; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210163
Christopher D. Owens
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
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Gerardo M. Pertuz
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
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Julio C. Sanchez
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
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Jorge Ayala
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
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Lindsey H. Pimentel
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
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Christopher Lamb
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
PhD
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Yelyt E. Lopez Mayo
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
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Alfredo Lopez Yunez
From Alivio Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN (CDO, GMP, JCS, JA, LHP, CL, YELM, ALY); Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (CL).
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Christopher D. Owens, Gerardo M. Pertuz, Julio C. Sanchez, Jorge Ayala, Lindsey H. Pimentel, Christopher Lamb, Yelyt E. Lopez Mayo, Alfredo Lopez Yunez
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2022, 35 (4) 686-694; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210163

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Christopher D. Owens, Gerardo M. Pertuz, Julio C. Sanchez, Jorge Ayala, Lindsey H. Pimentel, Christopher Lamb, Yelyt E. Lopez Mayo, Alfredo Lopez Yunez
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2022, 35 (4) 686-694; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210163
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