The cost-effectiveness of substituting physicians with diabetes nurse specialists: A randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1224-1234

  Arts, Elke E A ^a   Landewe Cleuren, Sabine A N T ^a   Schaper, Nicolaas C ^a   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical effectiveness; Clinical nurse specialist; Diabetes mellitus; Economic evaluation; Nursing; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860342809     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05797.x     Document Type: Article

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