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Physician Choice Making and Characteristics Associated With Using Physician-Rating Websites: Cross-Sectional Study

Physician Choice Making and Characteristics Associated With Using Physician-Rating Websites: Cross-Sectional Study

Physician Choice Making and Characteristics Associated With Using Physician-Rating Websites: Cross-Sectional Study

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Martin Emmert1 ;   Florian Meier1 ;   Frank Pisch1 ;   Uwe Sander2 Author Orcid Image
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Books/Policy Documents

  1. Bäumer F, Grote N, Kersting J, Geierhos M. Information and Software Technologies. View
  2. Shah A, Yan X, Shah S, Khan S. Smart Health. View
  3. Fischer S, Emmert M. Challenges and Opportunities in Health Care Management. View
  4. Karthikeyan R, Lokachari P, Pervin N. Knowledge and Systems Sciences. View
  5. Geierhos M, Bäumer F, Schulze S, Klotz C. Modeling and Using Context. View
  6. Bäumer F, Kersting J, Kuršelis V, Geierhos M. Information and Software Technologies. View
  7. Kersting J, Geierhos M. Natural Language Processing in Artificial Intelligence—NLPinAI 2020. View
  8. Kersting J, Geierhos M. Data Management Technologies and Applications. View
  9. Baum N, Kahn M, Daigrepont J. The Business of Building and Managing a Healthcare Practice. View