Can state medical boards adequately respond to reports that physicians are inappropriately prescribing opioids?

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 799-801

  Hoffmann, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; NEGLIGENCE; NOTE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTY BOARDS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249097747     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100209     Document Type: Note

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