Effect of substituting nurses for doctors in primary care

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 398-399

  Martelly, Melissa T ^a   Squires, Allison ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICAL NURSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84910616508     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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