The CPRD and the RCGP: building on research success by enhancing benefits for patients and practices

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, London.
² Clinical Innovation and Research, Royal College of General Practitioners, London.
³ Primary Care & Clinical Informatics, University of Surrey, Guildford.

Editorial

Antonis A Kousoulis et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2015 Feb.

. 2015 Feb;65(631):54-5.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X683353.

¹ Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, London.
² Clinical Innovation and Research, Royal College of General Practitioners, London.
³ Primary Care & Clinical Informatics, University of Surrey, Guildford.

No abstract available

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