The Telehealth Paradox in the Neediest Patients

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: michael.moverman@gmail.com.
³ Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA.

Editorial

Mariano E Menendez et al. J Natl Med Assoc. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;113(3):351-352.

doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.09.144. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: michael.moverman@gmail.com.
³ Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA.

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