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  1. Joanne Callen,
  2. Andrew Georgiou,
  3. Julie Li,
  4. Johanna I Westbrook
  1. University of New South Wales, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, New South Wales, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Joanne Callen, University of New South Wales, Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Faculty of Medicine, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia; j.callen{at}unsw.edu.au

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000196

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