BMJ Quality & Safety.

Newsletter/Journal

BMJ Quality & Safety.

March 6, 2005

Franklin BD, Thomas E, eds. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the Health Foundation. ISSN: 2044-5415.

A monthly peer-reviewed journal that reports research, initiatives, and viewpoints in the growing area of safety and quality improvement.

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