"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' 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
- Physicians' Assistants
- Assistant, Physicians'
- Assistants, Physicians'
- Physician's Assistants
- Physicians Assistants
- Physicians' Assistant
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Assistants" by people in Profiles.
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Helping PAs address national health priorities. JAAPA. 2023 02 01; 36(2):11-12.
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PAs go beyond for their patients while improving access to care. JAAPA. 2022 10 01; 35(10):10-11.
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Neurocritical Care Resource Utilization in Pandemics: A Statement by the Neurocritical Care Society. Neurocrit Care. 2020 08; 33(1):13-19.
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PAs and NPs are not interchangeable. JAAPA. 2020 May; 33(5):13-14.
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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Acute and Critical Care: A Concise Review of the Literature and Data 2008-2018. Crit Care Med. 2019 10; 47(10):1442-1449.
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Perceived lack of training moderates relationship between healthcare providers' personality and sense of efficacy in trauma-informed care. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2019 11; 32(6):679-693.
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Associations between professional development benefits and PA career satisfaction. JAAPA. 2019 Feb; 32(2):36-40.
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Midlevel Providers in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Patient's Perspective. Iowa Orthop J. 2019; 39(1):211-216.
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Physician Extenders in Hand Surgery: The Patient's Perspective. Hand (N Y). 2019 Jan; 14(1):127-132.
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Provider to patient ratios for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in critical care units. Am J Crit Care. 2015 May; 24(3):e16-21.