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

Zhipeng Yin, Zichong Wang, Min Chen, Ian Stockwell, Xin Ning, Jun Liu, Wenbin Zhang

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634
Published: 2026-09-17
Container: PLOS Digital Health
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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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 = {Zhipeng Yin and Zichong Wang and Min Chen and Ian Stockwell and Xin Ning and Jun Liu and Wenbin Zhang},
  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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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Assisting patients with reliable information gathering: A guide to building efficient QA systems for medical use
AU  - Zhipeng Yin
AU  - Zichong Wang
AU  - Min Chen
AU  - Ian Stockwell
AU  - Xin Ning
AU  - Jun Liu
AU  - Wenbin Zhang
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Digital Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pdig.0001634
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APA

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