Evidence based general practice: a retrospective study of interventions in one training practice.

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Published in BMJ on March 30, 1996

Authors

P Gill1, A C Dowell, R D Neal, N Smith, P Heywood, A E Wilson

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Research in Primary Care, Leeds University.

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