title: Can physician assistants fill the gaps in the nephrology workforce?
authors.affiliation: Hospital of St. Raphael and Yale-New Haven Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Troidle
authors.forename: Garrett O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009398:Nephrology / Q000191:economics; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000191:economics