Professional impairment: A history and one state's response

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-123

  Pooler, David ^a   Sheheen, Frank ^b   Davidson, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b South Carolina Recovering Professional Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug abuse; Licensing boards; Professional impairment; Recovering professional program; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EXERCISE RECOVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL IMPAIRMENT; SOUTH CAROLINA; STATE GOVERNMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67651068895     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550880902772415     Document Type: Review

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