A Future of Self-Directed Patient Internet Research: Large Language Model-Based Tools Versus Standard Search Engines.

Rao A, Mu A, Enichen E, Gupta D, Hall N, Koranteng E, Marks W, Senter-Zapata MJ, Whitehead DC, White BA, Saini S, Landman AB, Succi MD

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DOI: 10.1007/s10439-025-03701-6
Published: 2025 May
Container: Annals of biomedical engineering
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s10439-025-03701-6,
  title = {A Future of Self-Directed Patient Internet Research: Large Language Model-Based Tools Versus Standard Search Engines.},
  author = {Rao A and Mu A and Enichen E and Gupta D and Hall N and Koranteng E and Marks W and Senter-Zapata MJ and Whitehead DC and White BA and Saini S and Landman AB and Succi MD},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Annals of biomedical engineering},
  doi = {10.1007/s10439-025-03701-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-025-03701-6}
}

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AU  - Gupta D
AU  - Hall N
AU  - Koranteng E
AU  - Marks W
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AU  - Saini S
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A, R., A, M., E, E., D, G., N, H., E, K., W, M., MJ, S., DC, W., BA, W., S, S., AB, L., & MD, S. (2025). A Future of Self-Directed Patient Internet Research: Large Language Model-Based Tools Versus Standard Search Engines.. Annals of biomedical engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-025-03701-6

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