The contribution of physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners toward rural primary care: Findings from a 13-state survey

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 549-556

  Doescher, Mark P ^a   Andrilla, C Holly A ^b   Skillman, Susan M ^b   Morgan, Perri ^c   Kaplan, Louise ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAINT MARTIN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workforce; outpatient visit quantity; primary care; rural populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84901289034     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000135     Document Type: Article

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