Improving a Dental School's Clinic Operations Using Lean Process Improvement
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dental Education
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-0337
DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2016.80.10.tb06199.x