Prognosis for the recovery of surgeons from chemical dependency: A 5-year outcome study

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1286-1291

  Buhl, Amanda ^a   Oreskovich, Michael R ^b   Meredith, Charles W ^b   Campbell, Michael D ^c   DuPont, Robert L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Institute for Behavior and Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURGEON;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81855168341     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.271     Document Type: Article

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