Virtual Outpatient Visits During COVID-19 Pandemic: So Distant, Yet So Close

Overview

Journal J Am Heart Assoc

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2023 Feb 3

PMID 36734346

Authors

Giuseppe Ambrosio

Gian Franco Gensini

Fabrizio Stracci

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