Keeping lists and naming names: Habitual patient files for suspected nontherapeutic drug-seeking patients

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 873-881

  Geiderman, Joel Martin ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALINGERING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037837711     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.210     Document Type: Review

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