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Evaluating Primary Care Research Networks: A Review of Currently Available Tools

Joan M. C. Bleeker, Wim A. B. Stalman and Henriëtte E. van der Horst
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2010, 23 (4) 465-475; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090297
Joan M. C. Bleeker
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