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. 2021 May 21;23(5):e26543.
doi: 10.2196/26543.

Authors' Reply to: Screening Tools: Their Intended Audiences and Purposes. Comment on "Diagnostic Accuracy of Web-Based COVID-19 Symptom Checkers: Comparison Study"

Nicolas Munsch  1 , Alistair Martin  1 , Stefanie Gruarin  2 , Jama Nateqi  2   3 , Isselmou Abdarahmane  1 , Rafael Weingartner-Ortner  1   2 , Bernhard Knapp #  1   4
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Authors' Reply to: Screening Tools: Their Intended Audiences and Purposes. Comment on "Diagnostic Accuracy of Web-Based COVID-19 Symptom Checkers: Comparison Study"

Nicolas Munsch et al. J Med Internet Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; accuracy; benchmark; chatbot; digital health; symptom; symptom checkers.

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Conflicts of Interest: All authors are employees of Symptoma GmbH. JN holds shares in Symptoma.

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