Missing in action: Care by physician assistants and nurse practitioners in national health surveys

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2022-2037

  Morgan, Perri A ^a   Strand, Justine ^a   Østbye, Truls ^a   Albanese, Mark A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health manpower; Health surveys; Nurse practitioner; Physician assistant

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; VALIDITY;

AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548548735     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00700.x     Document Type: Review

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