'Smoke and mirrors'? Informatics opportunities and challenges

The Quality and Outcomes Framework: QOF - Transforming General Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 82-92

  Kordowicz, Maria ^a   Ashworth, Mark ^b  

^a University East London   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Education South London   (United Kingdom)

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