Controlling healthcare associated infections (HAI) and the role of facilities management in achieving “quality” in healthcare: A three-dimensional view

Facilities

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 194-215

  Liyanage, Champika ^a   Egbu, Charles ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Diseases; Health services; Knowledge management; Performance management; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844461713     PISSN: 02632772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02632770510588619     Document Type: Article

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