An overview of six sigma applications in healthcare industry

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-340

  Taner, Mehmet Tolga ^a   Sezen, Bülent ^a   Antony, Jiju ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services; Six sigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249711289     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860710754398     Document Type: Article

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