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Editorial
. 2008 Jun 28;336(7659):1448-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.a216. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

Effects of quality improvement collaboratives

Peter K Lindenauer
Editorial

Effects of quality improvement collaboratives

Peter K Lindenauer. BMJ. .

Abstract

Are difficult to measure using traditional biomedical research methods

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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