Continuous quality improvement: Effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes in primary care

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Brennan, Sue ^a   Mckenzie, Joanne E ^a   Whitty, Paula ^b   Buchan, Heather ^c   Green, Sally ^a   Bosch, Marije ^a   Fiander, Michelle ^d   Strobel, Natalie A ^e   Donoghue, Emma ^a   Page, Matthew J ^a   Yost, Jennifer ^f   Gonçalves Bradley, Daniela C ^g  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^d National Institute of Clinical Studies ^*  (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTED ARTICLE;

EID: 85032736280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003319.pub3     Document Type: Article

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