Overview of the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) and QUERI theme articles: QUERI Series

Implementation Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Stetler, Cheryl B ^a   Mittman, Brian S ^b   Francis, Joseph ^a  

^a Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System ^*  (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

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EID: 41549108297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-3-8     Document Type: Article

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