Analysis of Geographical Density of Dermatologists Compared to Dermatology Physician Assistants

In the past decade, the number of dermatologists in the United States (US) has increased, but distribution is skewed, with higher concentrations in academic centers and urban areas, resulting in a shortage in dermatological care.1,2 Non-physician practitioners, including, physician assistants (PAs), may fill this need, however, they are also unevenly situated.3 Therefore, our goals were to examine the distribution and ratio of dermatologists to dermatology PAs across the US.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD - 19(2020), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 789-790

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Lipner, Shari R [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Editorial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.05.2021

Date Revised 12.05.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313021759