Virtual clinics are reassuring but sometimes daunting
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Natasha Patel describes her experience of a virtual clinic as she tried to manage covid-19 at home between hospital stays.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0959-8138']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n622