Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: Scientific management in the operating room

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 413-415

  Baumgart, A ^a   Neuhauser, Duncan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPERATING ROOM; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 70350302643     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.032409     Document Type: Review

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