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Focus on COVID-19

Early Changes in Patient Access Interval during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mark K. RollinsCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Alexander R. Nelson
,
Jeffrey Boyd
,
Katherine Couturier
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Daniel Joseph
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Kevin Burns
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David C. Cone
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Pages 641-651 | Received 16 Jul 2021, Accepted 15 Oct 2021, Published online: 19 Nov 2021

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