Midlevel providers in a level I trauma service: Experience at Wesley Medical Center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-134

  Nyberg, Sue M ^a   Waswick, William ^b,e   Wynn, Tor ^c   Keuter, Kayla ^d  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^c Kansas Wesleyan University   (United States)

^d WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 34447324424     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000221765.90190.73     Document Type: Article

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