Innovative thinking for the improvement of medical systems

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 438-444

  Plsek, Paul ^a  

^a Paul E Plsek and Associates Inc   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0033592412     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-6-199909210-00009     Document Type: Article

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