Problem doctors: Is there a system-level solution?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-115

  Leape, Lucian L ^a   Fromson, John A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644788753     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-2-200601170-00008     Document Type: Review

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