| Descriptor English: | Physician Assistants | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Asistentes Médicos
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Assistentes Médicos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Assistants médecins | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Assistant, Doctor's Assistant, Physicians' Assistants, Doctor's Assistants, Physician Assistants, Physicians' Doctor Assistant Doctor Assistants Doctor's Assistant Doctor's Assistants Doctors Assistant Extender, Physicians' Extenders, Physicians' Feldsher Feldshers Physician Assistant Physician Extender Physician Extenders Physician's Assistants Physician's Extender Physician's Extenders Physicians Assistants Physicians Extender Physicians' Assistant Physicians' Assistants Physicians' Extender Physicians' Extenders |
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| Tree number(s): |
M01.526.485.067.740 N02.360.067.740 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010823 | ||||||
| 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) |
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| Annotation: | coordinate IM with specialty (IM); PARAMEDICS see ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL is available |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration PX psychology SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Health Manpower (1968-1970) Physicians (1968-1970) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 95; was PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1971-94 |
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| Online Note: | use PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS to search PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1971-94 |
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| History Note: | 95; was PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1971-94 |
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| DeCS ID: | 11255 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010823 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | W 21.5 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1971/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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NAMED GROUPS
Persons [M01]Persons
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Physician Assistants
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Feldshers
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0016808 |
| 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) |
| Preferred term | Physician Assistants |
| Entry term(s) |
Assistant, Doctor's Assistant, Physicians' Assistants, Doctor's Assistants, Physician Assistants, Physicians' Doctor Assistant Doctor Assistants Doctor's Assistant Doctor's Assistants Doctors Assistant Extender, Physicians' Extenders, Physicians' Physician Assistant Physician Extender Physician Extenders Physician's Assistants Physician's Extender Physician's Extenders Physicians Assistants Physicians Extender Physicians' Assistant Physicians' Assistants Physicians' Extender Physicians' Extenders |
| Concept UI |
M0016806 |
| Preferred term | Feldshers |
| Entry term(s) |
Feldsher |
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