Assisting patients with reliable information gathering: A guide to building efficient QA systems for medical use.

Yin Z, Wang Z, Chen M, Stockwell I, Ning X, Liu J, Zhang W

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634
Published: 2026 Sep
Container: PLOS digital health
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634,
  title = {Assisting patients with reliable information gathering: A guide to building efficient QA systems for medical use.},
  author = {Yin Z and Wang Z and Chen M and Stockwell I and Ning X and Liu J and Zhang W},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS digital health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634}
}

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TI  - Assisting patients with reliable information gathering: A guide to building efficient QA systems for medical use.
AU  - Yin Z
AU  - Wang Z
AU  - Chen M
AU  - Stockwell I
AU  - Ning X
AU  - Liu J
AU  - Zhang W
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS digital health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634
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Z, Y., Z, W., M, C., I, S., X, N., J, L., & W, Z. (2026). Assisting patients with reliable information gathering: A guide to building efficient QA systems for medical use.. PLOS digital health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634

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