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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2021

01-11-2021 | Care | Concise Research Report

Variation in Scheduling and Receipt of Primary Care Follow-up After Hospitalization for COVID-19 in Michigan

Authors: Hallie C. Prescott, MD, MSc, Bonnie Cheng, MPH, Chelsea Abshire, MPH, Megan O’Malley, PhD, Scott A. Flanders, MD, Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc, Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 11/2021

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Patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) commonly experience new or worsened systemic or cardiopulmonary symptoms, such as fatigue, dyspnea, and weakness1. These symptoms may persist for weeks, limit the return to normal activities2, and contribute to re-hospitalization3. In May 2020, the term “long COVID” was coined to describe the life-altering impacts of COVID-194. …
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Metadata
Title
Variation in Scheduling and Receipt of Primary Care Follow-up After Hospitalization for COVID-19 in Michigan
Authors
Hallie C. Prescott, MD, MSc
Bonnie Cheng, MPH
Chelsea Abshire, MPH
Megan O’Malley, PhD
Scott A. Flanders, MD
Renuka Tipirneni, MD, MSc
Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc
Publication date
01-11-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Keywords
Care
COVID-19
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 11/2021
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07116-6

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