title: Physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Louisiana.
abstract: In recent years there has been tremendous growth in the medically related professions of Louisiana. Two such groups are physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The following article presents an overview of the development of these two fields and their geographic distribution in the state relative to Health Professional Shortage Areas.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Special Programs at the Louisiana State Medical Society, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Redmon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008004:Licensure; D008145:Louisiana; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration