Nurse Practitioners and the Growth of Palliative Medicine

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 287-291

  Heinle, Rebecca ^a   McNulty, Janice ^a   Hebert, Randy S ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers to practice; end of life care; health care reform; nurse practitioners; palliative care; palliative medicine

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

HUMANS; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PALLIATIVE MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900328157     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909113489163     Document Type: Article

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