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The Experience of Pay for Performance in English Family Practice: A Qualitative Study

Stephen M. Campbell, Ruth McDonald and Helen Lester
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2008, 6 (3) 228-234; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.844
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