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Telephonic Follow-up and the Risk of Death in Ambulatory Patients with COVID-19

Héctor Raúl Vargas-Sánchez, Juan Carlos Tomás-López, Verónica Álvarez-Medina, Luisa Estela Gil-Velázquez, Hortensia Vega-Vega, Alejandro Alarcón-López, Rafael Pérez-Villegas, Claudia María Carbajal-García, Eugenia del Rocío Rivera-Tello, Manuel Cervantes-Ocampo, Célida Duque-Molina and Iván de Jesús Ascencio-Montiel
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine February 2023, 36 (1) 164-169; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220214R1
Héctor Raúl Vargas-Sánchez
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Juan Carlos Tomás-López
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Verónica Álvarez-Medina
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Luisa Estela Gil-Velázquez
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Hortensia Vega-Vega
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Alejandro Alarcón-López
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Rafael Pérez-Villegas
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Claudia María Carbajal-García
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Eugenia del Rocío Rivera-Tello
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Manuel Cervantes-Ocampo
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Célida Duque-Molina
From División de Medicina Familiar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia con Medicina Familiar 60, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Coordinación de Atención Integral a la Salud en el Primer Nivel de Atención, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; and Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Iván de Jesús Ascencio-Montiel
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Feb 2023, 36 (1) 164-169; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220214R1
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