Anesthesiologists with substance use disorders: A 5-year outcome study from 16 state physician health programs

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 891-896

  Skipper, Gregory E ^a,c   Campbell, Michael D ^b   DuPont, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institute for Behavior and Health   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70149092377     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181adc39d     Document Type: Article

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