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A learning health systems approach to improving the quality of care for patients in South Asia

A. BeaneDepartment of Malaria, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, Thailand;University of Amsterdam, Netherlands;Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri LankaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7046-1580View further author information
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D. WagstaffPQIP, National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia Health Services Research Centre, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK;Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, University College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9472-1578View further author information
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A. AbayadeeraDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaView further author information
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M. WijeyaratneDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaView further author information
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G. RanasingheInstitute of Cardiologist, National Hospital Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri LankaView further author information
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S. MirandoNetwork for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka;Centre for Perioperative Medicine, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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A. M. DondorpDepartment of Malaria, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Bangkok, ThailandView further author information
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D. WalkerAnaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University College London Hospitals, London, UKView further author information
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R. HaniffaNetwork for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka;Bloomsbury Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 1587893 | Received 03 Nov 2018, Accepted 08 Feb 2019, Published online: 05 Apr 2019

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