Perceived barriers to nurse practitioner practice in rural settings

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-181

  Lindeke, Linda ^a   Jukkala, Angela ^a   Tanner, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b School of Health Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 16244385261     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00079.x     Document Type: Article

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