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. 1998 Sep-Oct;5(5):467–483. doi: 10.1136/jamia.1998.0050467

Table 1.

Characteristics of Exchanges in Dialogue

Question and Answer Alternative Clarification Summary Differing Opinions Addition
Total number of episodes 32.00 8.00 10.00 1.00 11.00 2.00
Mean number of conversation turns 9.16 13.50 9.40 3.00 14.10 20.50