Effective leadership of improvement: The research

International Journal of Clinical Leadership

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-105

  Øvretveit, John ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Improvement initiatives; Management development; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; POLITICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70350404307     PISSN: 1757207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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