An evaluation of a nurse-led ear care service in primary care: Benefits and costs

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 424, 1997, Pages 699-703

  Fall, Margaret ^a   Walters, Stephen ^a   Read, Susan ^a   Deverill, Mark ^a   Lutman, Mark ^b   Milner, Philip ^c   Rodgers, Rosemary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d Rotherham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Ear and hearing disorders; Practice nurses; Quality of life; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EAR DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EAR DISEASES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030694630     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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