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Review
. 2020 Jul;17(7):363-364.
doi: 10.1038/s41585-020-0336-6.

Telehealth in urology after the COVID-19 pandemic

Adam J Gadzinski  1 , Chad Ellimoottil  2   3
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Review

Telehealth in urology after the COVID-19 pandemic

Adam J Gadzinski et al. Nat Rev Urol. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to safely provide patient care meant that many health-care providers rapidly implemented and integrated telehealth into their practice. However, telehealth will continue to be an integral part of urology after the pandemic and our field should embrace telehealth and develop strategies to overcome associated challenges.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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