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A Clinician's Guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI): Why and How Primary Care Should Lead the Health Care AI Revolution

Steven Lin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2022, 35 (1) 175-184; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210226
Steven Lin
From Stanford Healthcare AI Applied Research Team, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
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vol. 35 no. 1 175-184
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.01.210226
PubMed 
35039425

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
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1557-2625
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1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication May 27, 2021
  • Revision received September 9, 2021
  • Revision received September 16, 2021
  • Accepted for publication September 17, 2021
  • Published online January 16, 2022.

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  1. Steven Lin, MD
  1. From Stanford Healthcare AI Applied Research Team, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
  1. Corresponding author: Steven Lin, MD, 211 Quarry Road, Suite 405, MC 5985, Palo Alto, CA (E-mail: stevenlin{at}stanford.edu).
  1. Prior presentation: This work was presented at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's (STFM) Virtual Conference on Medical Student Education (February 2, 2021), STFM Virtual Annual Spring Conference (May 3, 2021), and STFM Virtual Conference on Practice and Quality Improvement (September 14, 2021).

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