Organising a manuscript reporting quality improvement or patient safety research.

Christine G Holzmueller; Peter Pronovost

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Organising a manuscript reporting quality improvement or patient safety research.

August 21, 2013

Holzmueller CG, Pronovost P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(9):777-85.

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