Critical decision points in the management of impaired doctors: The New South Wales Medical Board program

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 372-375

  Wilhelm, Kay A ^a   Reid, Alison M ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NSW Faculty Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOSIS; REGISTER; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 5044245295     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06332.x     Document Type: Article

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