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Invited Commentary: “Consulting the Digital Doctor: Google Versus ChatGPT as Sources of Information on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Breast Implant Illness”

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    Hilary Y. Liu, Mario Alessandri Bonetti & Francesco M. Egro

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Liu, H.Y., Alessandri Bonetti, M. & Egro, F.M. Invited Commentary: “Consulting the Digital Doctor: Google Versus ChatGPT as Sources of Information on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Breast Implant Illness”. Aesth Plast Surg 48, 610–611 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-023-03816-y

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