Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Physicians in Low-Income and Rural Areas, 2010-2016

JAMA. 2019 Jan 1;321(1):102-105. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.17944.

Authors

Ying Xue¹, Joyce A Smith¹, Joanne Spetz²

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
² School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

Abstract

This study analyzes trends in the distribution of nurse practitioners and primary care physicians in low-income and rural areas.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Humans
Income
Nurse Practitioners / supply & distribution*
Physicians, Primary Care / supply & distribution*
Population Density
Primary Health Care / statistics & numerical data
Rural Health Services / statistics & numerical data*