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Clinical examination practices and perceptions in the era of COVID-19

Konstantinos G KyriakoulisThird Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Garyphallia PoulakouThird Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceView further author information
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Thomas NitsotolisThird Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceView further author information
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Konstantinos N SyrigosThird Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceView further author information
Pages 967-971 | Received 19 Dec 2020, Accepted 08 Jun 2021, Published online: 17 Jun 2021

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