Female physicians and substance abuse: Comparisons with male physicians presenting for assessment

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 525-533

  McGovern, Mark P ^a,b   Angres, Daniel H ^a   Uziel Miller, Nina D ^b   Leon, Scott ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impaired physicians; Substance abuse; Women; Women physicians

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031742633     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(97)00312-7     Document Type: Article

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