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Published on in Vol 26 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/58831, first published .
“Doctor ChatGPT, Can You Help Me?” The Patient’s Perspective: Cross-Sectional Study

“Doctor ChatGPT, Can You Help Me?” The Patient’s Perspective: Cross-Sectional Study

“Doctor ChatGPT, Can You Help Me?” The Patient’s Perspective: Cross-Sectional Study

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Jonas Armbruster1 Author Orcid Image ;   Florian Bussmann1 Author Orcid Image ;   Catharina Rothhaas1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nadine Titze1 Author Orcid Image ;   Paul Alfred Grützner1 Author Orcid Image ;   Holger Freischmidt1 Author Orcid Image
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