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Physician Assistants in Primary Care: Trends and Characteristics

Bettie Coplan, James Cawley and James Stoehr
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2013, 11 (1) 75-79; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1432
Bettie Coplan
1Physician Assistant Program, College of Health Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale Campus, Glendale, Arizona
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James Cawley
2School of Public Health and Health Services and School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washing ton, DC
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James Stoehr
3Physician Assistant Program, College of Health Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale Campus, Glendale, Arizona
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vol. 11 no. 1 75-79
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1432
PubMed 
23319509

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 23, 2011
  • Revision received June 8, 2012
  • Accepted for publication June 19, 2012
  • Published online January 14, 2013.

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  1. Bettie Coplan, MPAS, PA-C1⇓,
  2. James Cawley, MPH, PA-C2 and
  3. James Stoehr, PhD3
  1. 1Physician Assistant Program, College of Health Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale Campus, Glendale, Arizona
  2. 2School of Public Health and Health Services and School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washing ton, DC
  3. 3Physician Assistant Program, College of Health Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale Campus, Glendale, Arizona
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Bettie Coplan, MPAS, PA-C, Physician Assistant Program Northern Arizona University 425 N 5th St Phoenix, AZ 85004 bettie.coplan{at}nau.edu

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