The identification and management of the drug impaired doctor

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1097-1100

  Khong, Eric ^a   Sim, Moira G ^a,b   Hulse, Gary ^b  

^a GP Education Australia ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALPRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0038352316     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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