Autonomous ambulatory care by nurse practitioners and physician assistants in office-based settings

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 153-159

  Aparasu, Rajender R ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035459443     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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