International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 5 , Pages 305-323 , May 2010

Improving quality of care. A systematic review on how medical registries provide information feedback to health care providers

Received 10 August 2009 ,Revised 24 January 2010 ,Accepted 25 January 2010.

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International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 5 , Pages 305-323 , May 2010

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