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Published on in Vol 18, No 1 (2016): January

Improving Access to Online Health Information With Conversational Agents: A Randomized Controlled Experiment

Improving Access to Online Health Information With Conversational Agents: A Randomized Controlled Experiment

Improving Access to Online Health Information With Conversational Agents: A Randomized Controlled Experiment

Authors of this article:

Timothy W Bickmore1 Author Orcid Image ;   Dina Utami1 Author Orcid Image ;   Robin Matsuyama2 Author Orcid Image ;   Michael K Paasche-Orlow3 Author Orcid Image
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