The contributions of physician assistants in primary care systems

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-31

  Hooker, Roderick S ^a   Everett, Christine M ^b  

^a LEWIN GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Physician assistant; Primary care; Teams

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 83555164927     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01021.x     Document Type: Review

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