Impairment in the medical and legal professions

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-34

  Brooke, Deborah ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Bexley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Doctors; Drug misuse; Lawyers; Professional impairment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030795246     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(97)00025-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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