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. 2001 Dec;10(4):250–256. doi: 10.1136/qhc.0100250..

A very public failure: lessons for quality improvement in healthcare organisations from the Bristol Royal Infirmary

K Walshe 1, N Offen 1
PMCID: PMC1743445  PMID: 11743155

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