TY - BOOK AU - Hooker,Roderick S. AU - Cawley,James F. AU - Asprey,David P. TI - Physician assistants : policy and practice SN - 9780803618121 (pbk.) U1 - 610.695302373 PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia PB - F. A. Davis Co. KW - Physicians' assistants - United States KW - Interprofessional Relations - United States KW - Professional Role N1 - Rev. ed. of: Physician assistants in American medicine / Roderick S. Hooker, James F. Cawley. 2nd ed. c2003; Introduction and overview of the profession -- Development of the profession -- Current status : a profile of the physician assistant profession -- Entry-level physician assistant education -- Postgraduate physician assistant education programs -- Physician assistants in primary care -- Physician assistant specialization : nonprimary care -- Physician assistants in hospital settings -- Physician assistants in rural health -- Other professional roles for physician assistants -- Economic assessment of physician assistants -- Physician assistant professional relationships -- Legislation and policy -- Legal issues of physician assistant practice -- Professional and workforce issues -- Physician assistant professional organizations -- Physician assistants in the federal workforce -- Global expansion of the physician assistant concept -- Future directions of the physician assistant profession ER -