Appreciative inquiry in health care

British Journal of Health Care Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 164-172

  Richer, Marie Claire ^a   Ritchie, Judith ^a   Marchionni, Caroline ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 77955960927     PISSN: 13580574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjhc.2010.16.4.47399     Document Type: Article

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