Costs and carbon emissions of virtual preoperative visits implementation.

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Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Published: December 2024

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