Role and quality of nurse practitioner practice: A policy issue

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Mullinix, Connie ^a   Bucholtz, Dawn P ^a  

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ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549085151     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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