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Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Use in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study with Providers and Staff of Ontario Community Health Centres

Danielle M. Nash, Cathy Thorpe, Judith Belle Brown, Jacqueline K. Kueper, Jennifer Rayner, Daniel J. Lizotte, Amanda L. Terry and Merrick Zwarenstein
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine April 2023, 36 (2) 221-228; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220177R2

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