Lean thinking in healthcare: A realist review of the literature

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 376-382

  Mazzocato, Pamela ^a   Savage, Carl ^a   Brommels, Mats ^a,b   Aronsson, Håkan ^c   Thor, Johan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78249278785     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.037986     Document Type: Review

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