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How accurate are the references generated by ChatGPT in internal medicine?

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I warmly thank Raffaella Gatto for her participation in the data collection.

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Sebo, P. How accurate are the references generated by ChatGPT in internal medicine?. Intern Emerg Med 19, 247–249 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-023-03484-5

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