Physician substance use by medical specialty

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 23-37

  Hughes, Patrick H ^a,b   Storr, Carla L ^a,c,d   Sheehan, David V ^a   Brandenburg, Nancy A ^e   Baldwin, Dewitt C ^f   Anthony, James C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK; SMOKING; SURGEON; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033044439     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v18n02_03     Document Type: Article

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