Physician don't heal thyself: A descriptive study of impaired older doctors

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 974-984

  Peisah, C ^a,b,c   Wilhelm, K ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive; Doctors; Impairment; Older; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REGISTRIES; RETIREMENT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34548058058     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610207005431     Document Type: Article

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