Small language models in medicine.

Qin Y, Yan T, Wong MYH, Srinivasan S, Zhou HY, Eils R, Tham YC, Shah NH, Wu J, Wang H, Wong TY

DOI: 10.1038/s41551-026-01734-3
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: Nature biomedical engineering
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41551-026-01734-3,
  title = {Small language models in medicine.},
  author = {Qin Y and Yan T and Wong MYH and Srinivasan S and Zhou HY and Eils R and Tham YC and Shah NH and Wu J and Wang H and Wong TY},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature biomedical engineering},
  doi = {10.1038/s41551-026-01734-3},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-026-01734-3}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Small language models in medicine.
AU  - Qin Y
AU  - Yan T
AU  - Wong MYH
AU  - Srinivasan S
AU  - Zhou HY
AU  - Eils R
AU  - Tham YC
AU  - Shah NH
AU  - Wu J
AU  - Wang H
AU  - Wong TY
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature biomedical engineering
DO  - 10.1038/s41551-026-01734-3
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Y, Q., T, Y., MYH, W., S, S., HY, Z., R, E., YC, T., NH, S., J, W., H, W., & TY, W. (2026). Small language models in medicine.. Nature biomedical engineering. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-026-01734-3

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