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Development and Evaluation of a Retrieval-Augmented Generation Chatbot for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery Patient Education: Mixed-Methods Study

Development and Evaluation of a Retrieval-Augmented Generation Chatbot for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery Patient Education: Mixed-Methods Study

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David Baur1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jörg Ansorg2 Author Orcid Image ;   Christoph-Eckhard Heyde1 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Voelker1 Author Orcid Image
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