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. 2018 Apr 3;90(14):652-658.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005251. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Quality improvement in neurology: Neuro-oncology quality measurement set

Justin T Jordan  1 , Amy E Sanders  1 , Terri Armstrong  1 , Tony Asher  1 , Amy Bennett  1 , Erin Dunbar  1 , Nimish Mohile  1 , P Leia Nghiemphu  1 , Timothy R Smith  1 , Douglas E Ney  1
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Quality improvement in neurology: Neuro-oncology quality measurement set

Justin T Jordan et al. Neurology. .
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Conflict of interest statement

J. Jordan reports no disclosures relevant to the manuscript. A. Sanders serves as a member of the National Quality Forum Palliative and End-of-Life Standing Committee. T. Armstrong reports no current conflicts; prior to October 30, 2016, served as consultant for AbbVie Pharmaceuticals, Tocagen, Pfizer, and Immunocellular Therapeutics, and received funding from Genentech and Merck. T. Asher, A. Bennett, and E. Dunbar report no disclosures relevant to the manuscript. N. Mohile has received consulting fees from Novocure. P. Nghiemphu, T. Smith, and D. Ney report no disclosures relevant to the manuscript. Go to Neurology.org/N for full disclosures.

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Figure. Measure development flow diagram
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