
Published 2020-08-12
Keywords
- Electronic Health Records,
- EHR,
- AI,
- Artificial Intelligence,
- patient-physican relationship
- Humanism ...More
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Qureshi K. Artificial Intelligence – the EHR savior?. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 12 [cited 2025 Oct. 5];18(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/173
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