Head and heart in quality implementation - Applying the quality philosophy within irish healthcare institutions

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1143-1153

  Downey Ennis, Kay ^a   Harrington, Denis ^b   Williams, Brian ^b  

^a St Vincent's Centre   (Ireland)

^b Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Head and heart; Irish healthcare institution; Quality implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644273231     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478336042000255433     Document Type: Review

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