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. 2004 Jul;17(3):277-88.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2004.11927982.

Health care quality improvement across the Baylor Health Care System: the first century

David J Ballard  1 , Barbara Spreadbury, Robert S Hopkins 3rd
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Health care quality improvement across the Baylor Health Care System: the first century

David J Ballard et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2004 Jul.
No abstract available

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Ernest A. Codman, MD. Photo by Notman.
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John F. Anderson, MD.
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David J. Ballard, MD, PhD.
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W.W. (Bill) Aston.
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Barbara Spreadbury, RHIA, MBA.
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Carl E. Couch, MD, MMM.
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F. David Winter, Jr., MD, MMM.
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Overall screening performance for clinical preventive services, HealthTexas Provider Network, 1999–2003.
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Pneumococcal vaccine screening and administration for patients hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia at Baylor Medical Center at Irving and other BHCS hospitals, June 2002–June 2003.
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Peter Dysert II, MD.
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