A strategy to prevent substance abuse in an academic anesthesiology department

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-150

  Tetzlaff, John ^a,b   Collins, Gregory B ^c   Brown, David L ^b   Leak, Byron C ^a   Pollock, Greg ^a   Popa, Daniela ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Anesthesiology; Anesthesiology department; Rehabilitation; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONTRACTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 77949481152     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.12.030     Document Type: Article

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