Monitoring physician drug problems: Attitudes of participants

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 27-36

  Knight, John R ^a   Sanchez, Luis T ^b   Sherritt, Lon ^a   Bresnahan, Linda R ^a   Silveria, Jennifer M ^c   Fromson, John A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Medical Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Physician impairment; Physicians; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELAPSE; STAFF;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036402626     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v21n04_03     Document Type: Article

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