Organizational Stages and Processes of Change for Continuous Quality Improvement in Health Care

Consulting Psychology Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-153

  Levesque, Deborah A ^a   Prochaska, Janice M ^a   Prochaska, James O ^b   Dewart, Stephen R ^c   Hamby, Leigh S ^d   Weeks, William B ^d  

^a Pro Change Behavior Systems Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c Moody and Pyle   (United States)

^d White River Junction Veterans Administration Quality Scholars Program ^*  (United States)

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EID: 2442420232     PISSN: 10659293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1061-4087.53.3.139     Document Type: Article

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