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Measuring patients’ assessments of primary care quality: the use of self-report questionnaires

Peter Bower National Primary Care Research and Development Center, Williamson Building, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. [email protected]
Pages 551-560 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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