RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Role of Pediatricians in Health Care Delivery
JF Pediatrics
JO Pediatrics
FD American Academy of Pediatrics
SP 149
OP 151
VO 47
IS 1
A1 Crook, William G.
YR 1971
UL http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/47/1/149.abstract
AB As a member of the Sub-Committee on Manpower of the Council on Pediatric Practice, I've long been interested in allied health workers. Certainly, when such workers become available and are appropriately coordinated with others on the health team, the skills and talents of physicians can be used more productively. But I feel that the manpower pendulum in pediatrics may be swinging too far in the direction of allied health workers, and causing us to forget the crucial importance of primary physicians in delivering medical care.