Rural and urban physicians' perceptions regarding the role and practice of the nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and certified nurse midwife

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 321-328

  Burgess, Stephanie E ^a   Pruitt, Rosanne H ^b   Maybee, Patricia ^b   Metz Jr , Arnold E ^b   Leuner, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0141848540     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb01051.x     Document Type: Review

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