Nurse-managed health centers: Key to a healthy future

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 23-26

  Hansen Turton, Tine ^a   Bailey, Denise Nagle ^a   Torres, Nicholas ^a   Ritter, Ann ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956694175     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000388257.41804.41     Document Type: Article

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