Organisational culture: Pursuing a theoretical foundation within the Finnish public oral health-care context

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 258-267

  Kasila, Kirsti ^a   Poskiparta, Marita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication; Dentistry; Finland; Health services; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; FINLAND; HEALTH; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FINLAND; ORAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

EID: 16544384569     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860410549362     Document Type: Article

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