Ethical considerations in caring for women with substance use disorders

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 559-582

  Roberts, Laura Weiss ^a   Dunn, Laura B ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BENEFICENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JUSTICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0242404512     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8545(03)00071-8     Document Type: Review

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