ACOG committee opinion No. 422: At-risk drinking and illicit drug use: Ethical issues in obstetric and gynecologic practice

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1449-1460

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BENEFICENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; JUSTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849085584     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318192499b     Document Type: Article

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