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A clinician’s guide to the use of quality terminology

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Frutiger, A., Moreno, R., Thijs, L. et al. A clinician’s guide to the use of quality terminology. Intensive Care Med 24, 860–863 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340050678

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