Benchmarking and performance management in clinical pharmacy

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 327-350

  Fowler, Alan ^a   Campbell, David ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bunny Hill Primary Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Health care; Hospitals; Performance management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035613538     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570110364678     Document Type: Article

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