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Background Paper

Quality indicators for patient safety in primary care. A review and Delphi-survey by the LINNEAUS collaboration on patient safety in primary care

Eva Frigola-CapellCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Clara Pareja-RossellCatalan Institute of Health, Barcelona, Spain
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Montse Gens-BarberCatalan Institute of Health, Barcelona, Spain
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Glòria Oliva-OlivaMinistry of Health of the Government of Catalonia, Subdirectorate-General for Health Services, Barcelona, Spain
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Fernando Alava-CanoMinistry of Health of the Government of Catalonia, Subdirectorate-General for Health Services, Barcelona, Spain
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Michel WensingRadboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Josep Davins-MirallesMinistry of Health of the Government of Catalonia, Subdirectorate-General for Health Services, Barcelona, Spain
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Pages 31-34 | Received 15 Jul 2013, Accepted 10 Mar 2015, Published online: 04 Sep 2015

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