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Review
. 2008 May 31;336(7655):1241-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39527.628322.AD.

Audit: how to do it in practice

Andrea Benjamin  1
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Review

Audit: how to do it in practice

Andrea Benjamin. BMJ. .

Abstract

Junior doctors can find the process of doing an audit helpful in gaining an understanding of the healthcare process—here’s how to do one

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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