Commentary How to use an article about quality improvement. Citation Text: Fan E, Laupacis A, Pronovost P, et al. How to use an article about quality improvement. JAMA. 2010;304(20):2279-87. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1692. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL December 1, 2010 Fan E, Laupacis A, Pronovost P, et al. JAMA. 2010;304(20):2279-87. View more articles from the same authors. Part of the Users' Guides to the Medical Literature series, this article discusses quality improvement research methods and explains how to assess the effectiveness of results published in this field. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Fan E, Laupacis A, Pronovost P, et al. How to use an article about quality improvement. 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