Physician assistants in Canada: Update on health policy initiatives

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Jones, Ian W ^a,b   Hooker, Roderick S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Association of Physician Assistants   (Canada)

^c LEWIN GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; CANADA; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS;

EID: 79953185383     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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