Assessing quality relationships in public housing: An empirical study

International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 909-927

  Chan, Albert P c ^a   Wong, Francis K w ^a   Lam, Patrick T I ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Hong Kong; Housing; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748308756     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710610688130     Document Type: Article

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