The value of nurse practitioners in dutch general practices

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 231-241

  Dierick Van Daele, Angelique T M ^a   Spreeuwenberg, Cor ^a   Derckx, Emmy W C C ^b   Van Leeuwen, Yvonne ^a   Toemen, Thea ^c   Legius, Marja ^d   Janssen, Joyce J M ^a   Metsemakers, Job F M ^a   Vrijhief, Hubertus J M ^a,e  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

^c Foundation for Development of Quality Care in General Practice   (Australia)

^d University of Applied Sciences   (Netherlands)

^e TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaboration; General practice; Nurse practitioner; Quality of care; Substitution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NETHERLANDS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77956973909     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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