A model for clinical governance in primary care groups.

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Published in BMJ on March 20, 1999

Authors

R Baker1, M Lakhani, R Fraser, F Cheater

Author Affiliations

1: Eli Lilly National Clinical Audit Centre, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester LE5 4PW. rb14@le.ac.uk

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