Commentary
Gynecologic Teleultrasound and COVID-19
Is There a Connection?
Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch MD,
Steven R. Goldstein MD,
Corresponding Author
Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NBV-9N1, New York, NY 10016, USA.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSteven R. Goldstein MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Search for more papers by this authorIlan E. Timor-Tritsch MD,
Steven R. Goldstein MD,
Corresponding Author
Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Address correspondence to
Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NBV-9N1, New York, NY 10016, USA.
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSteven R. Goldstein MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 21 March 2022
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