Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 56-63 , January 2008

The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: A Practical Approach to Implementing Quality Reporting

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PII: S1548-5595(07)00146-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2007.10.007

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 56-63 , January 2008