Reporting guideline for Chatbot Health Advice studies: the CHART statement.

Huo B, Collins G, Chartash D, Thirunavukarasu A, Flanagin A, Iorio A, Cacciamani G, Chen X, Liu N, Mathur P, Chan AW, Laine C, Pacella D, Berkwits M, Antoniou SA, Camaradou JC, Canfield C, Mittelman M, Feeney T, Loder E, Agha R, Saha A, Mayol J, Sunjaya A, Harvey H, Ng JY, McKechnie T, Lee Y, Verma N, Stiglic G, McCradden M, Ramji K, Boudreau V, Ortenzi M, Meerpohl J, Vandvik PO, Agoritsas T, Samuel D, Frankish H, Anderson M, Yao X, Loeb S, Lokker C, Liu X, Guallar E, Guyatt G, CHART Collaborative

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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-025-04274-w
Published: 2025 Aug 1
Container: BMC medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12916-025-04274-w,
  title = {Reporting guideline for Chatbot Health Advice studies: the CHART statement.},
  author = {Huo B and Collins G and Chartash D and Thirunavukarasu A and Flanagin A and Iorio A and Cacciamani G and Chen X and Liu N and Mathur P and Chan AW and Laine C and Pacella D and Berkwits M and Antoniou SA and Camaradou JC and Canfield C and Mittelman M and Feeney T and Loder E and Agha R and Saha A and Mayol J and Sunjaya A and Harvey H and Ng JY and McKechnie T and Lee Y and Verma N and Stiglic G and McCradden M and Ramji K and Boudreau V and Ortenzi M and Meerpohl J and Vandvik PO and Agoritsas T and Samuel D and Frankish H and Anderson M and Yao X and Loeb S and Lokker C and Liu X and Guallar E and Guyatt G and CHART Collaborative},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC medicine},
  doi = {10.1186/s12916-025-04274-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04274-w}
}

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AU  - Huo B
AU  - Collins G
AU  - Chartash D
AU  - Thirunavukarasu A
AU  - Flanagin A
AU  - Iorio A
AU  - Cacciamani G
AU  - Chen X
AU  - Liu N
AU  - Mathur P
AU  - Chan AW
AU  - Laine C
AU  - Pacella D
AU  - Berkwits M
AU  - Antoniou SA
AU  - Camaradou JC
AU  - Canfield C
AU  - Mittelman M
AU  - Feeney T
AU  - Loder E
AU  - Agha R
AU  - Saha A
AU  - Mayol J
AU  - Sunjaya A
AU  - Harvey H
AU  - Ng JY
AU  - McKechnie T
AU  - Lee Y
AU  - Verma N
AU  - Stiglic G
AU  - McCradden M
AU  - Ramji K
AU  - Boudreau V
AU  - Ortenzi M
AU  - Meerpohl J
AU  - Vandvik PO
AU  - Agoritsas T
AU  - Samuel D
AU  - Frankish H
AU  - Anderson M
AU  - Yao X
AU  - Loeb S
AU  - Lokker C
AU  - Liu X
AU  - Guallar E
AU  - Guyatt G
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B, H., G, C., D, C., A, T., A, F., A, I., G, C., X, C., N, L., P, M., AW, C., C, L., D, P., M, B., SA, A., JC, C., C, C., M, M., T, F., E, L., R, A., A, S., J, M., A, S., H, H., JY, N., T, M., Y, L., N, V., G, S., M, M., K, R., V, B., M, O., J, M., PO, V., T, A., D, S., H, F., M, A., X, Y., S, L., C, L., X, L., E, G., G, G., & Collaborative, C. (2025). Reporting guideline for Chatbot Health Advice studies: the CHART statement.. BMC medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04274-w

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