The future of the physician assistant movement

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 116-

  Hooker, Roderick S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; ROBOTICS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 77952376297     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03445.x     Document Type: Editorial

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