Lean thinking in hospitals: Is there a cure for the absence of evidence? A systematic review of reviews

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Andersen, Hege ^a,b   Røvik, Kjell Arne ^b   Ingebrigtsen, Tor ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THINKING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LITERATURE; PROCEDURES;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84892887190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003873     Document Type: Article

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