
PAs are a solution to the growing need for clinicians to treat an aging population
Author(s) -
Benjamin J. Smith,
Timothy McCall,
Elaine M Slaven,
Noël Smith
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of physician assistants
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0893-7400
DOI - 10.1097/01.jaa.0000604864.79443.79
Subject(s) - geriatrics , demographics , medicine , gerontology , health care , population ageing , family medicine , population , polypharmacy , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , demography , environmental health , sociology , economics , economic growth
To elucidate the types of patients cared for by physician assistants (PAs), specifically older adults and those with complex medical conditions.