The role of physician specialty board certification status in the quality movement.

Troyen A. Brennan; Ralph I Horwitz; F. Daniel Duffy; Christine K Cassel; Leslie D Goode; Rebecca S. Lipner

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The role of physician specialty board certification status in the quality movement.

March 6, 2005

Brennan TA, Horwitz RI, Duffy FD, et al. JAMA. 2004;292(9).

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