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Physical Distancing With Social Connectedness

David Bergman, Christina Bethell, Narangerel Gombojav, Sandra Hassink and Kurt C. Stange
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2020, 18 (3) 272-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2538
David Bergman
1Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Christina Bethell
2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Narangerel Gombojav
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Sandra Hassink
3Nemours Children’s Health System, Wilmington, Delaware
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vol. 18 no. 3 272-277
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2538
PubMed 
32393566

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 22, 2019
  • Revision received March 22, 2020
  • Accepted for publication March 24, 2020
  • Published online May 1, 2020.

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  1. David Bergman, MD1,
  2. Christina Bethell, PhD2,
  3. Narangerel Gombojav, PhD2,
  4. Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP3 and
  5. Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD4⇑
  1. 1Stanford University, Stanford, California
  2. 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
  3. 3Nemours Children’s Health System, Wilmington, Delaware
  4. 4Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Kurt C. Stange, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, kcs{at}case.edu

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