Task shifting from physicians to nurses in primary care in 39 countries: A cross-country comparative study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 927-934

  Maier, Claudia B ^a,b   Aiken, Linda H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Medical College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; POLICY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85015309451     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw098     Document Type: Article

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