The geographic distribution of physician assistants in the US: Clustering analysis and changes from 2001 to 2008

Applied Geography

Volumn 53, Issue , 2014, Pages 323-331

  Shaffer, Robert ^a   Zolnik, Edmund ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic distribution; Physician assistants; Primary care; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904916783     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.06.027     Document Type: Article

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