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Executive roundtable I. Talking about quality.

D R Barry·D L Harper·J J Jones·G Labovitz·J T Lord·D S O'Leary·C Sennett·J Wright
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D R Barry, D L Harper, J J Jones, G Labovitz, J T Lord, D S O'Leary, C Sennett, J Wright. Executive roundtable I. Talking about quality.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10165243/

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