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Ensuring the quality of medical care has not always been a priority or even a consideration for providers and purchasers of health care. However, awareness of tremendous regional variations in care provided as well as increasing awareness of poor access and suboptimal healthcare practice have brought about efforts to improve the quality of care.

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  1. School of Medicine, University of Maryland, 21201, 655 West Baltimore Street, MD, Baltimore, USA

    Gina Perez

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  1. Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Bruce B. Downs Blvd. 13301, Tampa, 33612, U.S.A.

    Bruce Lubotsky Levin

  2. Dept. Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, Bruce B. Downs Blvd. 13301, Tampa, 33612, U.S.A.

    Marion Ann Becker

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Perez, G., Dixon, L., Kelly, D. (2010). Evidence-Based Medicine. In: Levin, B., Becker, M. (eds) A Public Health Perspective of Women's Mental Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1526-9_12

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