Alcohol and drug abuse among doctors: A review of the literature

Medicine and Law

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 611-625

  Mavroforou, A ^a   Giannoukas, A ^b   Michalodimitrakis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abuse; Alcohol; Doctors; Drug

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; TRANQUILIZER;

ABSENTEEISM; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SURGEON; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33846147663     PISSN: 07231393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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