Trends in state regulation of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, 2001 to 2010

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 200-219

  Gadbois, Emily A ^a   Miller, Edward Alan ^a   Tyler, Denise ^b,c   Intrator, Orna ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

nurse practitioners; physician assistants; primary care; public policy; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 84924918296     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558714563763     Document Type: Article

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