The impaired practitioner - Scope of the problem and ethical challenges

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1069-1072

  Dhai, Ames ^a   Szabo, Christopher P ^a   McQuoid Mason, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE; OPIATE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 33750469034     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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