Family Medicine & Primary Care Review

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2/2026 vol. 28
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Implementation of quality management systems in small primary health care institutions: from formality to value creation

Viljaras Reigas 1

  1. Department of Nursing, SMK College of Applied Sciences, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(2): 171–180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2026.159462
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/22
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