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. 1974 Sep;24(146):607–611.

Medical audit in general practice

P Curtis
PMCID: PMC2157429  PMID: 4478845

Abstract

Increasing interest is being shown in the standards of medical care in general practice. The method of measuring these standards, known as medical audit, is discussed in relation to general practice in Great Britain.

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