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Provider and administrator attitudes and experiences with implementing telebuprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods survey

Babak Tofighia Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;b Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, NYU College of Global Public Health, New York, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rosalina Lopeza Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Gabriela Araujoa Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Joshua D. Leea Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;b Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, NYU College of Global Public Health, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Elizabeth A. Samuelsc Brown Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USAView further author information
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Rachel S. Wightmanc Brown Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USAView further author information
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Jenna Butnera Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USAView further author information
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Pages 347-353 | Received 01 Jun 2022, Accepted 31 Dec 2022, Published online: 13 Jan 2023

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