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 ## ✍️ Citation
 
-If you use the MeDaX pipeline in your research, please cite: 10.5281/zenodo.15229077 and Mazein, I and Gebhardt, T et al. [MeDaX, a knowledge graph on FHIR.](https://doi.org/10.3233/shti240423)
+If you use the MeDaX pipeline in your research, please cite the software 
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+[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.15229076.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15229076) and out latest paper: Mazein, I and Gebhardt, T et al. [MeDaX, a knowledge graph on FHIR.](https://doi.org/10.3233/shti240423)
 
 ## 🙏 Acknowledgements