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Defining quality and quality improvement

Stephen Atkinson, Jane Ingham, Michael Cheshire and Susan Went
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.10-6-537
Clin Med December 2010
Stephen Atkinson
Royal College of Physicians, London
Roles: Clinical advisor to the president (2009–10)
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Jane Ingham
Royal College of Physicians, London
Roles: Director, Clinical Standards
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Michael Cheshire
Royal College of Physicians, London
Roles: Clinical vice president (2007–10)
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Susan Went
Royal College of Physicians, London
Roles: Senior expert in quality improvement, Clinical Standards
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Stephen Atkinson, Jane Ingham, Michael Cheshire, Susan Went
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