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Editorial
. 2022 Jan 24;10(1):2030559.
doi: 10.1080/20016689.2022.2030559. eCollection 2022.

Increased reliance on physician assistants: an access-quality tradeoff?

Bhavneet Walia  1 , Harshdeep Banga  2 , David A Larsen  1
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Editorial

Increased reliance on physician assistants: an access-quality tradeoff?

Bhavneet Walia et al. J Mark Access Health Policy. .
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U.S. physician and physician assistant employment statistics BLS, 2015–20.
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U.S. healthcare costs, 2019.
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