Anesthesiologists returning to work after substance abuse treatment

Anesthesiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1422-1423

  Skipper, Gregory E ^a   Dupont, Robert L ^b  

^a Alabama Physician Health Program   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; ANESTHESIST; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; NURSE ANESTHETIST; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORK RESUMPTION; ADDICTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; MALPRACTICE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67049155265     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a1f8de     Document Type: Letter

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