A spatial analysis of the expanding roles of nurses in general practice

BMC Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pearce, Christopher ^a   Hall, Sally ^b   Phillips, Christine ^b   Dwan, Kathryn ^c   Yates, Rachael ^d   Sibbald, Bonnie ^e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Australian General Practice Network   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Physicians office; Private practice nursing; Skill mix; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864780053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-11-13     Document Type: Article

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