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. 2021 Feb 1;116(2):431-432.
doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000961.

Video-Based Telehealth Visits Decrease With Increasing Age

Bharati Kochar  1   2 , Nneka N Ufere  1   2 , Ryan Nipp  2   3 , Jenna L Gustafson  1 , Peter Carolan  1 , Christine S Ritchie  2   4
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Video-Based Telehealth Visits Decrease With Increasing Age

Bharati Kochar et al. Am J Gastroenterol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Guarantor of the article: Bharati Kochar, MD, MSCR.

Specific author contributions: B.K.: designed the study, analyzed data, and drafted the manuscript. N.N.U. and R.N.: designed the study, analyzed data, and critical revision of the manuscript. J.L.G. and P.C.: obtained data and critical revision of the manuscript. C.S.R.: designed the study, critical revision of the manuscript, and study supervision.

Financial support: B. Kochar is supported by CCF CDA (568735).

Potential competing interests: None to report.

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Figure 1.
Gastroenterology outpatient visit types by age during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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