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The quality of GP consultation in two different salary systems
A Finnish experience

Maisa Kuusela Department of General Practice, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Turku Municipal Health Care Department, Turku, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paula Vainiomäki Department of General Practice, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
,
Susanna Hinkka Biostatistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Päivi Rautava Turku Municipal Health Care Department, Turku, Finland
Pages 168-173 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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