Physician assistants in English general practice: A qualitative study of employers' viewpoints

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-80

  Drennan, Vari ^a   Levenson, Ros ^b   Halter, Mary ^a   Tye, Chris ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79953251924     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010061     Document Type: Article

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