Advanced nurse practitioners and physician assistants: What is the difference? Comparing the USA and UK

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 169-171

  Cox, Carol L ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Ncwham Healthcare Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LICENSING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LICENSURE, NURSING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035286907     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2001.62.3.1538     Document Type: Article

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