Advanced nurse roles in UK primary care

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-12

  Sibbald, Bonnie ^a   Laurant, Miranda G ^b   Reeves, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; COORDINATION; COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; SALARY; STAFF TRAINING; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33745960945     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00440.x     Document Type: Article

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