Total Quality Management and Performance: Findings from Independent Pharmacies

Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-13

  Tipton, David ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community pharmacy; performance measures; Total quality management (TQM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961142939     PISSN: 08837597     EISSN: 15408574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/J058v13n01_02     Document Type: Article

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