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Quality of HIV Health Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Doctors
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are health care providers who are trained to care for patients in much the same way as doctors. They can perform physical examinations, order tests and interpret results, make treatment decisions, and prescribe …
