Public attitudes and practices toward using AI chatbots for healthcare assistance: a multinational cross-sectional study.

Abdelwahed AE, Abd El-Nasser M, Heih OQ, Suleiman AM, Khader AM, Ibrahim RA, Abdelnaby Fathalla Hamad MR, Radwan E, Srour AM, HealthTech Alliance, Ibrahim Ghallab MM

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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13832-0
Published: 2025 Dec 30
Container: BMC health services research
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12913-025-13832-0,
  title = {Public attitudes and practices toward using AI chatbots for healthcare assistance: a multinational cross-sectional study.},
  author = {Abdelwahed AE and Abd El-Nasser M and Heih OQ and Suleiman AM and Khader AM and Ibrahim RA and Abdelnaby Fathalla Hamad MR and Radwan E and Srour AM and HealthTech Alliance and Ibrahim Ghallab MM},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC health services research},
  doi = {10.1186/s12913-025-13832-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13832-0}
}

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TI  - Public attitudes and practices toward using AI chatbots for healthcare assistance: a multinational cross-sectional study.
AU  - Abdelwahed AE
AU  - Abd El-Nasser M
AU  - Heih OQ
AU  - Suleiman AM
AU  - Khader AM
AU  - Ibrahim RA
AU  - Abdelnaby Fathalla Hamad MR
AU  - Radwan E
AU  - Srour AM
AU  - HealthTech Alliance
AU  - Ibrahim Ghallab MM
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMC health services research
DO  - 10.1186/s12913-025-13832-0
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AE, A., M, A. E., OQ, H., AM, S., AM, K., RA, I., MR, A. F. H., E, R., AM, S., Alliance, H., & MM, I. G. (2025). Public attitudes and practices toward using AI chatbots for healthcare assistance: a multinational cross-sectional study.. BMC health services research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13832-0

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