Collaborative arrangements for Australian nurse practitioners: A policy analysis

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 550-554

  Cashin, Andrew ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Administration; Collaboration; Health policy; Healthcare collaboration

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

AUSTRALIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84907848268     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12164     Document Type: Article

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