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Descriptive, cross-country analysis of the nurse practitioner workforce in six countries: size, growth, physician substitution potential

OBJECTIVES: Many countries are facing provider shortages and imbalances in primary care or are projecting shortfalls for the future, triggered by the rise in chronic diseases and multimorbidity. In order to assess the potential of nurse practitioners (NPs) in expanding access, we analysed the size,...

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Autores principales: Maier, Claudia B, Barnes, Hilary, Aiken, Linda H, Busse, Reinhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5020757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27601498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011901