Nurse practitioners as attending providers for workers with uncomplicated back injuries: Using administrative data to evaluate quality and process of care

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 900-908

  Sears, Jeanne M ^a,b   Wickizer, Thomas M ^a   Franklin, Gary M ^a   Cheadle, Allen D ^a   Berkowitz, Bobbie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STANDARDIZATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BACK INJURIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SICK LEAVE; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 34547905463     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318124a90e     Document Type: Article

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