Quality management and health: A double connection

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-61

  Lagrosen, Yvonne ^a   Bäckström, Ingela ^b   Lagrosen, Stefan ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health services; Leadership; Quality management; Society

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846117654     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710710720321     Document Type: Article

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