Primary care outcomes in patients treated by nurse practitioners or physicians: Two-year follow-up

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 332-351

  Lenz, Elizabeth R ^a   Mundinger, Mary O'Neil ^b,d   Kane, Robert L ^c   Hopkins, Sarah C ^b   Lin, Susan X ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Health services research; Nurse practitioner; Outcomes assessment; Primary health care standards

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 4143049129     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558704266821     Document Type: Article

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