Patient satisfaction of young adults in rural clinics: Policy implications for nurse practitioner practice

Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-152

  Lemley, Kathryn B ^a   Marks, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurse Practitioners; Patient Satisfaction; Quality Indicators; Rural Health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350127181     PISSN: 15271544     EISSN: 15527468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409341882     Document Type: Article

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