Caring for the disadvantaged: The role of physician assistants

Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-42

  Henry, Lisa R ^a   Hooker, Roderick S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

community health centers; economically disadvantaged; medically underserved; physician assistant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; TEXAS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892141823     PISSN: 15471896     EISSN: 08937400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000438532.92138.53     Document Type: Article

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