An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Health Professions
This annotated bibliography is part of the effort of the Michigan Center for Health Professions to assemble and organize information on selected health professions. The information presented in the annotated bibliography will help forecast the supply of and demand for certain health professionals and vacancies in selected health professions in Michigan regions and the state as a whole. In addition to the first section on general studies of the health professions, this bibliography covers, in alphabetical order, the following health professions:
Clinical laboratory practitioners
Dental hygienists
Dentists
Occupational therapists
Pharmacists
Physical therapists
Physician assistants
Radiologic technologists
Respiratory therapists
Bibliographic entries from these professions are divided into three categories: general (studies and articles about the profession as a whole, especially supply and demand), education, and workplace (studies on working conditions). Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook profiles for several other health professions appear at the end of this document: health services manager, nursing/home health aide, and medical records and health information technicians
NOTE: Quoted material in the following entries is taken from the source cited.
