Prescriptive patterns of nurse practitioners and physicians

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 228-233

  Running, Alice ^a   Kipp, Catherine ^b   Mercer, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Women's Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioners; Prescribing patterns; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEVADA; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS;

EID: 33745503693     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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