Comparative review of use of physician assistants in a level I trauma center

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 272-279

  Oswanski, Michael F ^a   Sharma, Om P ^a   Raj, S Shekhar ^a  

^a TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1842834322     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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