Physician assistant education in the United States

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 882-887

  Jones, P Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 34548363861     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31812f7c0c     Document Type: Review

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