Quality after the QOF? Before dismantling it, we need a redefined measure of 'quality'

Affiliations

¹ Community and Primary Care Research Group, University of Plymouth, Plymouth.
² University of Exeter; President, International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Exeter.
³ Institute of Health Services Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter.
⁴ Community and Primary Care Research Group, University of Plymouth Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth.

Editorial

James Close et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2018 Jul.

. 2018 Jul;68(672):314-315.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X697589.

¹ Community and Primary Care Research Group, University of Plymouth, Plymouth.
² University of Exeter; President, International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Exeter.
³ Institute of Health Services Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter.
⁴ Community and Primary Care Research Group, University of Plymouth Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth.

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