 Physician Assistants
"Physician Assistants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D010823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.067.740 N02.360.067.740
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician Assistants- Physician Assistants
- Assistants, Physician
- Physician Assistant
- Physicians' Assistants
- Assistant, Physicians'
- Assistants, Physicians'
- Physician's Assistants
- Physicians Assistants
- Physicians' Assistant
- Physicians' Extenders
- Extender, Physicians'
- Extenders, Physicians'
- Physician Extenders
- Physician's Extenders
- Physicians' Extender
- Doctor's Assistants
- Assistant, Doctor's
- Assistants, Doctor's
- Doctor Assistants
- Doctor's Assistant
Anesthesia Assistants- Anesthesia Assistants
- Anesthesia Assistant
- Assistant, Anesthesia
- Assistants, Anesthesia
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physician Assistants" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Physician Assistants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Assistants" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Young SG, Gruca TS, Nelson GC. Impact of nonphysician providers on spatial accessibility to primary care in Iowa. Health Serv Res. 2020 06; 55(3):476-485.
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Chan KH, Dinwiddie JK, Ahuja GS, Bennett EC, Brigger MT, Chi DH, Choo DI, Cunningham MJ, Elluru RG, Giannoni CM, Goudy SL, Koempel JA, MacArthur CJ, Malone B, Messner AH, Mitchell RB, Park AH, Richter GT, Rosbe KW, Shah UK, Sie KCY, Smith RJ, Sulman CG, Thompson JW, Thorne MC, Wei JL, Wetmore RF, White DR, Zalzal GH, Schoem SR. Advanced practice providers and children's hospital-based pediatric otolarynology practices. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Feb; 129:109770.
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Gruca TS, Nelson GC, Thiesen L, Asprey DP, Young SG. The workforce trends of physician assistants in Iowa (1995-2015). PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0204813.
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Foster CB, Simone S, Bagdure D, Garber NA, Bhutta A. Optimizing Team Dynamics: An Assessment of Physician Trainees and Advanced Practice Providers Collaborative Practice. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 09; 17(9):e430-6.
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Virani SS, Akeroyd JM, Ramsey DJ, Chan WJ, Frazier L, Nasir K, S Rajan S, Ballantyne CM, Petersen LA. Comparative effectiveness of outpatient cardiovascular disease and diabetes care delivery between advanced practice providers and physician providers in primary care: Implications for care under the Affordable Care Act. Am Heart J. 2016 Nov; 181:74-82.
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Agarwal A, Zhang W, Kuo Y, Sharma G. Process and Outcome Measures among COPD Patients with a Hospitalization Cared for by an Advance Practice Provider or Primary Care Physician. PLoS One. 2016; 11(2):e0148522.
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Mizell JS, Berry KS, Kimbrough MK, Bentley FR, Clardy JA, Turnage RH. Money matters: a resident curriculum for financial management. J Surg Res. 2014 Dec; 192(2):348-55.
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