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Published on in Vol 9 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/46939, first published .
Putting ChatGPT’s Medical Advice to the (Turing) Test: Survey Study

Putting ChatGPT’s Medical Advice to the (Turing) Test: Survey Study

Putting ChatGPT’s Medical Advice to the (Turing) Test: Survey Study

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