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Beyond traditional search: New characteristics of online health information seeking about chronic disease with Gen AI

Tang, Zhenyi, Su, Yang, Hansen, Preben, Zhang, Pengyi·2026·Information Processing & Management
DOI 10.1016/j.ipm.2026.104668
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Authors
Tang, Z., Su, Y., Hansen, P., & Zhang, P.
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Information Processing & Management
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Elsevier BV
Published
2026-07
Volume
63
Issue
5
Pages
104668
ISSN
0306-4573
DOI
10.1016/j.ipm.2026.104668
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National Natural Science Foundation of China (72174014, 72574003)

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