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Utilizing Telemedicine for Group Visit Provider Encounters: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study 利用远程医疗进行团体就诊:可行性和可接受性研究

International journal of diabetes & metabolic syndrome Pub Date : 2020-08-02 DOI: 10.52106/2771-1331.1001

Tushar A Patel, C. Johnston, V. Cardenas, Elizabeth M. Vaughan

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Utilizing Telemedicine for Group Visit Provider Encounters: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study. 利用远程医疗进行团体就诊:可行性和可接受性研究。

International journal of diabetes & metabolic syndrome Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Epub Date: 2020-08-02

Tushar A Patel, Craig A Johnston, Victor J Cardenas, Elizabeth M Vaughan

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