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The simple essence of this futuristic technology is explained. We tell how it is going to affect private practice in the immediate future. A glossary of artificial intelligence terms is included in the Appendix as an aid in reading this chapter and other articles on this most important new area of clinical medicine.
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Oberst, B.B., Long, J.M. (1987). Expert Decision Support: Artificial Intelligence. In: Computers in Private Practice Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4746-3_16
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