Practice environment and the employment of Nurse Practitioners, physician assistants, and Certified Nurse Midwives by community health centers

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 105-111

  Shi, Leiyu ^a   Samuels, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MANPOWER; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031155551     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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