Considering the feasibility of introducing nurse practitioners into Japanese thoracic services

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-304

  Komatsu, Teruya ^a   Coutler, Lynn ^a   Henteleff, Harry ^a   Johnston, Michael ^a   Bethune, Drew ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nurse practitioner; Shortage of doctors; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MANPOWER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; THORAX SURGERY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 77958195947     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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