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. 2020 Dec;8(4):100464.
doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100464. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

A rapid mobilization of 'virtual' primary care services in response to COVID-19 at Veterans Health Administration

Ashok Reddy  1 , Eric Gunnink  2 , Stefanie A Deeds  3 , Scott L Hagan  3 , Leonie Heyworth  4 , Thomas F Mattras  5 , Karin M Nelson  6
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A rapid mobilization of 'virtual' primary care services in response to COVID-19 at Veterans Health Administration

Ashok Reddy et al. Healthc (Amst). 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID19; Primary care; Primary care delivery; Telehealth.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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National trends in primary care viists in response to COVID-19.
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National trends in primary care visits in response to COVID-19 (by provider type).
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