Effective quality improvement: Six Sigma

British Journal of Health Care Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 322-326

  Powell, Alison ^a   Rushmer, Rosemary ^a   Davies, Huw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77949438451     PISSN: 13580574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2009.15.7.43198     Document Type: Article

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