Examining asthma quality of care using a population-based approach.

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Published in CMAJ on April 08, 2008

Authors

Helena Klomp1, Joshua A Lawson, Donald W Cockcroft, Benjamin T Chan, Paul Cascagnette, Laurie Gander, Derek Jorgenson

Author Affiliations

1: Health Quality Council, Saskatoon, Sask. hklomp@hqc.sk.ca

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