The attitudes of rural Minnesota family physicians toward nurse practitioners and physician assistants

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 196-205

  Bergeson, Jeanette ^a   Cash, Richard ^a   Boulger, James ^a   Bergeron, Dale ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030815275     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1997.tb00843.x     Document Type: Article

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