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Editorial
. 2009 Apr;47(4):375-7.
doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181a14b65.

Improving the quality of quality measurement: the tinkerer, the tailor and the candlestick maker

Monika M Safford
Editorial

Improving the quality of quality measurement: the tinkerer, the tailor and the candlestick maker

Monika M Safford. Med Care. 2009 Apr.
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