PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lars E. Peterson AU - Robert L. Phillips AU - James C. Puffer AU - Andrew Bazemore AU - Stephen Petterson TI - Most Family Physicians Work Routinely With Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, or Certified Nurse Midwives AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2013.03.120312 DP - 2013 May 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 244--245 VI - 26 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/3/244.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/3/244.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2013 May 01; 26 AB - The U.S. physician workforce is struggling to keep pace with the demand for health care services, a situation that may worsen without efforts to enhance team-based care. More than half of family physicians work with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives, and doing so helps ensure access to health care services, particularly in rural areas.