Effect of nurse practitioner comanagement on the care of geriatric conditions

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 857-867

  Reuben, David B ^a   Ganz, David A ^a,b,c   Roth, Carol P ^c   McCreath, Heather E ^a   Ramirez, Karina D ^a   Wenger, Neil S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

ACOVE; geriatric conditions; practice redesign; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY CARE NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84879144203     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12268     Document Type: Article

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