Economic evaluation of nurse practitioners versus GPs in treating common conditions

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 570, 2010, Pages 28-33

  Dierick Van Daele, Angelique Theo Maria ^a   Steuten, Lotte M G ^a   Metsemakers, Job F M ^a   Derckx, Emmy W C C ^b   Spreeuwenberg, Cor ^a   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Foundation for Development of Quality Care in General Practice   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; General practitioner; Nurse practitioner; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; NURSE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALARY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 76049086245     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X482077     Document Type: Article

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