TQM adoption by hospitals in Taiwan

Total Quality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 441-463

  Horng, Ching ^a   Huarng, Fenghueih ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0036660206     PISSN: 09544127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09544120220149269     Document Type: Article

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