Six Sigma in healthcare: lessons learned from a hospital

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 380-388

  van den Heuvel, Jaap ^a   Does, Ronald J M M ^b   Verver, John P S ^c  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

healthcare; hospital; quality improvement; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750801384     PISSN: 14792494     EISSN: 14792753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijssca.2005.008504     Document Type: Article

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