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  Vol. 271 No. 21, June 1, 1994 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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L. A. Headrick and D. Neuhauser
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Despite a long history in industry, the principles and methods of continuous improvement are new to medicine. Continuous improvement led to a 73% drop in the number of inadequate cervical smears in a large urban health center.

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