Physicians' health programs - What's happening in the USA?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 390-391

  Brown, Roger L ^a   Schneidman, Barbara S ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 5044252852     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06339.x     Document Type: Article

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