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Quality of clinical aspects of call handling at Dutch out of hours centres: cross sectional national study.

Derkx HP, Rethans J-JE, Muijtjens AM, et al. Quality of clinical aspects of call handling at Dutch out of hours centres: cross sectional national study. BMJ. 2008;337:a1264. doi:10.1136/bmj.a1264.

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October 1, 2008
Derkx HP, Rethans J-JE, Muijtjens AM, et al. BMJ. 2008;337:a1264.
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Derkx HP, Rethans J-JE, Muijtjens AM, et al. Quality of clinical aspects of call handling at Dutch out of hours centres: cross sectional national study. BMJ. 2008;337:a1264. doi:10.1136/bmj.a1264.

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