Division of primary care services between physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners for older patients with diabetes

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 531-541

  Everett, Christine M ^a   Thorpe, Carolyn T ^b   Palta, Mari ^a   Carayon, Pascale ^a   Gilchrist, Valerie J ^a   Smith, Maureen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; nurse practitioner; physician assistant; primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; ULCER; WORKLOAD;

DIABETES; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885161168     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558713495453     Document Type: Article

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