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MeSH Heading: Physician Assistants
Tree Number(s): M01.526.485.067.740; N02.360.067.740
Unique ID: D010823
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010823
Annotation: coordinate IM with specialty (IM); PARAMEDICS see ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL is available
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)
Entry Term(s): Doctor's Assistant; Doctor's Assistants; Feldsher; Feldshers; Physician Assistant; Physicians' Assistants; Physicians' Extender; Physicians' Extenders
NLM Classification #: W 21.5
Previous Indexing: Health Manpower (1968-1970); Physicians (1968-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 95; was PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1971-94
Online Note: use PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS to search PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1971-94
History Note: 95; was PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS 1971-94
Date Established: 1971/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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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)
Terms: Physician Assistants Preferred Term
Term UI T031934
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Doctor's Assistant
Term UI T000998364
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Physicians' Extender
Term UI T000998365
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Physician Assistant
Term UI T000998363
Date11/20/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Doctor's Assistants
Term UI T031932
Date10/11/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Physicians' Assistants
Term UI T031933
Date01/03/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Physicians' Extenders
Term UI T031935
Date04/21/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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