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Giovanni Improta, Carlo Ricciardi, Anna Borrelli, Alessia D’alessandro, Ciro Verdoliva & Mario Cesarelli. (2019) The application of six sigma to reduce the pre-operative length of hospital stay at the hospital Antonio Cardarelli. International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 11:3, pages 555-576.
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