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Tightening Up the Nomenclature for Non-Physician Clinicians: Why Not Call All of Them Physician Assistants?

Luppo Kuilman and Gomathi Sundar
Global Health: Science and Practice March 2015, 3(1):144-145; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00217
Luppo Kuilman
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands
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vol. 3 no. 1 144-145
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https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00217
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25745130

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Global Health: Science and Practice
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2169-575X
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  • Received: November 24, 2014
  • Accepted: December 2, 2014
  • Published online March 5, 2015.

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  2. Gomathi Sundar
  1. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, Netherlands
  2. Indian Association of Physician Assistants, Chennai, India
  1. Correspondence to l.kuilman{at}pl.hanze.nl.
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