How to implement a knowledge management program in hospital-in-the-home units

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-56

  Cegarra Navarro, Juan Gabriel ^a   Cepeda Carrión, Gabriel ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hospital management; Knowledge management; Leadership; Management strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649091986     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511871011013760     Document Type: Article

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