Use of physician assistants as surgery/trauma house staff at an American College of Surgeons-Verified Level II Trauma Center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 372-376

  Miller, William ^a   Riehl, Erich ^a   Napier, Melissa ^a   Barber, Kimberly ^a   Dabideen, Harris ^a  

^a HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0031889831     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199802000-00025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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