Preventing ischaemic heart disease in one general practice: from one patient, through clinical audit, needs assessment, and commissioning into quality improvement.

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Published in BMJ on October 24, 1998

Authors

M Pringle1

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Centre, Collingham, Newark, Nottinghamshire. mike.pringle@nottingham.ac.uk

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