Commentary from the front lines: American physician assistants working in a United Kingdom emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 322-324

  Smith, J S ^a   Tevis, B ^a   Murali, K ^a  

^a SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18744363102     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.021493     Document Type: Review

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