Identifying and assisting the impaired physician

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-36

  Boisaubin, Eugene V ^a,c   Levine, Ruth E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Depression; Impairment; Physician impairment; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DEATH; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRIVE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0034912543     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200107000-00006     Document Type: Article

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