The nurse practitioner provides a substantive opportunity for task substitution in primary care

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-142

  Gilmer, Mary Jane ^a   Smith, Mark ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Waikato PHO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 77956627317     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc09140     Document Type: Article

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