Physicians charged with opioid analgesic-prescribing offenses

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 737-747

  Goldenbaum, Donald M ^a   Christopher, Myra ^a   Gallagher, Rollin M ^b   Fishman, Scott ^c   Payne, Richard ^d   Joranson, David ^e   Edmondson, Drew ^f   Mckee, Judith ^g   Thexton, Arthur ^h  

^a Center for Practical Bioethics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f Attorney General State of Oklahoma   (United States)

^g National Association of Attorneys General   (United States)

^h Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing   (United States)

Author keywords

Charges; Criminal; Opioids; Physicians; Prescribing; Prosecution

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CRIME; DATA BASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT;

EID: 50249136593     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00482.x     Document Type: Article

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