Physician assistants and nurse practitioners as a usual source of care

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-414

  Everett, Christine M ^a   Schumacher, Jessica R ^a   Wright, Alexandra ^a   Smith, Maureen A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; POPULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; POPULATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 70349494071     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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