Good medical practice: Guidance for occupational physicians

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 341-352

  Palmer, K T ^a   Harling, C C ^b   Harrison, J ^c   Macdonald, E B ^d   Snashall, D C ^e   Palmer, Keith ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Plus   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Professional standards; Revalidation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0036751143     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.6.341     Document Type: Article

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