ChatGPT as a clinical support tool: A comprehensive review of applications, assessment, and implementation challenges.

This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 296 core Web of Science publications to evaluate ChatGPT's utility across modern medicine through a three-tiered framework: (1) Data Management (e.g., automating medical information extraction, enhancing electronic health record (EHR) integration, and...

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Publicado en:Physiotherapy Practice & Research Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 160 - 173
Autores principales: Liu, Yuanyuan, Zhang, Yu
Formato: pictorial research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Feb2026
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