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Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Personnel > Allied Health Personnel > Physician Assistants
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Preferred term

Physician Assistants  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Assistant, Doctor's
  • Assistant, Physicians'
  • Assistants, Doctor's
  • Assistants, Physician
  • Assistants, Physicians'
  • Doctor Assistant
  • Doctor Assistants
  • Doctor's Assistant
  • Doctors Assistant
  • Doctor's Assistants
  • Extender, Physicians'
  • Extenders, Physicians'
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physician Extender
  • Physician Extenders
  • Physicians' Assistant
  • Physician's Assistants
  • Physicians Assistants
  • Physicians' Assistants
  • Physician's Extender
  • Physicians Extender
  • Physicians' Extender
  • Physician's Extenders
  • Physicians' Extenders

Note

  • coordinate IM with specialty (IM); PARAMEDICS see ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL is available

Scope note

  • Health professionals who practice medicine as members of a team with their supervising physicians. They deliver a broad range of medical and surgical services to diverse populations in rural and urban settings. Duties may include physical exams, diagnosis and treatment of disease, interpretation of tests, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications. (from http://www.aapa.orglabout-pas accessed 2114/2011)

History note

  • 95; was PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1971-94

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010823

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