The Medical Review Officer: A Potential Role for the Medical Examiner

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 346-350

  Sgan, Stephen L ^a,b   Hanzlick, Randy ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ketchum Wood/Burgert Pathol Asso   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug testing; Forensic; Medical examiner; Medical review officer; Workplace

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; EXPERIENCE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; LICENCE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOXICOLOGY; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKPLACE;

CERTIFICATION; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0345306754     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000098508.37415.4e     Document Type: Review

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