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Editorial
. 2018 Nov 30;15(11):e1002708.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002708. eCollection 2018 Nov.

Advancing the beneficial use of machine learning in health care and medicine: Toward a community understanding

Linda Nevin  1 ; PLOS Medicine Editors
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Editorial

Advancing the beneficial use of machine learning in health care and medicine: Toward a community understanding

Linda Nevin et al. PLoS Med. .
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