Neonatal nurse practitioners provide quality, cost-effective care

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 577-583

  Geiss, Donna M ^a   Cavaliere, Terri A ^b,c  

^a JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CERTIFICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

EID: 0042888652     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20030901-06     Document Type: Review

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