Risk management and cost reduction of cancer drugs using Lean Six Sigma tools

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 318-330

  Chiarini, Andrea ^a  

^a Chiarini and Associati srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accidents; Costs; Drug administration; Health services; Italy; Lean six sigma; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866871188     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511871211268982     Document Type: Article

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