How generative AI reconfigure clinician–AI and clinician–patient relationships

Tianyi Shen; Xinru Wang; Yajuan Zhang; Yi Zhang

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Clinical and Translational Medicine ›› 2026, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2) :e70606 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.70606

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