Managing FM (support services): Business risks in the healthcare sector

Facilities

Volumn 20, Issue , 2002, Pages 41-51

  Okoroh, M I ^a   Gombera, P P ^b   Ilozor, B D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Facilities management; Health care; National Health Service; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 14044255784     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770210414281     Document Type: Article

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