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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
MSc
Wim A. B. Stalman
MD, PhD
Henriëtte E. van der Horst
MD, PhD

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Evaluating Primary Care Research Networks: A Review of Currently Available Tools
Joan M. C. Bleeker, Wim A. B. Stalman, Henriëtte E. van der Horst
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jul 2010, 23 (4) 465-475; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.04.090297