Large Language Models in Biomedicine and Health: Current Research Landscape and Future Directions

Overview

Journal J Am Med Inform Assoc

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2024 Aug 22

PMID 39169867

Authors

Zhiyong Lu

Yifan Peng

Trevor Cohen

Marzyeh Ghassemi

Chunhua Weng

Shubo Tian

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