Characteristics of nurse practitioners interested in participating in a practice-based research network

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 156-161

  Weyer, Sharon M ^a,b   Werner, James J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MALONE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Family practice; Health promotion; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS); Nurse practitioners; Practice based Research Networks (PBRNs); Prevention; Research

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RESEARCH; OHIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77950617561     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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