Physician Assistants and Health System Reform: Clinical Capabilities, Practice Activities, and Potential Roles

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 271, Issue 16, 1994, Pages 1266-1272

  Jones, P Eugene ^a   Cawley, James F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84942732567     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510400052031     Document Type: Article

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