Hiring a nurse practitioner What's in it for the physician?

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 41-45

  Sustaita, Amanda ^a   Zeigler, Vicki L ^b   Brogan, Maureen M ^b  

^a Medical Center of Lewisville   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pregnant women; Schistosomiasis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888360468     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000435783.63014.1c     Document Type: Article

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