Indicators of quality in health care

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 103-108

  Lawrence, Martin ^a   Olesen, Frede ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

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EID: 0000708071     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814789709160336     Document Type: Article

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