Using industrial processes to improve patient care

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7432, 2004, Pages 162-164

  Young, Terry ^a   Brailsford, Sally ^b   Connell, Con ^b   Davies, Ruth ^c   Harper, Paul ^b   Klein, Jonathan H ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STAFF; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 1342293504     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7432.162     Document Type: Review

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