Performance measurement in primary care

Performance Measurement for Health System Improvement: Experiences, Challenges and Prospects

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 371-405

  Lester, Helen ^a   Roland, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84927108764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511711800.014     Document Type: Chapter

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