Knowing, learning and acting in health care organizations and services: Challenges and opportunities for qualitative research

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 256-274

  Bosio, Claudio ^a   Graffigna, Guendalina ^a   Scaratti, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health care; Health services; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931082862     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465641211279743     Document Type: Article

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