Tools for measuring patient safety in primary care settings using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method
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Tools for measuring patient safety in primary care settings using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Family Practice
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2296
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-110