State Practice Environments and the Supply of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, and Certified Nurse-Midwives
Authors:
- Stephanie SansomSSStephanie Sansom
- Carol BazellCBCarol Bazell
- Marla E. SalmonMSMarla E. Salmon
- Fitzhugh MullanFMFitzhugh Mullan
Open Access
- 10 November 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 331 (19) , 1266-1271
Abstract
Most proposals to increase access to primary care in the United States emphasize increasing the proportion of generalist physicians. Another approach is to increase the number of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse-midwives.Keywords
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