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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Quality indicators for diagnosis and treatment of respiratory tract infections in general practice: A modified Delphi study

Malene Plejdrup Hansen Audit Project Odense, Research Unit for General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, OdenseCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lars Bjerrum Research Unit for General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
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Bente Gahrn-Hansen Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Dorte Ejg Jarbol Research Unit for General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
Pages 4-11 | Received 11 Mar 2009, Accepted 22 Dec 2009, Published online: 24 Mar 2010

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