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Initial experience with endocrinology e-consults

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  1. Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Jason H. Wasfy & Elizabeth Laikhter

  2. Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Jason H. Wasfy, Sandhya K. Rao, Tamika Jeune, Susan A. Goldstein & Timothy G. Ferris

  3. Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Sandhya K. Rao, Utibe R. Essien & Timothy G. Ferris

  4. Athena Health, Watertown, MA, USA

    Calvin A. Richardson

  5. Division of Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Melissa D. Chittle

  6. Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Michelle Weil & Marc Wein

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Since our work was performed for administrative purposes, it was exempt from review by the institutional review board (IRB) at Partners Healthcare per the IRB’s policies.

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Wasfy, J.H., Rao, S.K., Essien, U.R. et al. Initial experience with endocrinology e-consults. Endocrine 55, 640–642 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-016-1053-z

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