Bridging the quality chasm

Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 99-102

  Lawrence, David ^a  

^a Kaiser Foundation Health Plan   (United States)

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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 85009684568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11378     Document Type: Chapter

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