Diversion of drugs within health care facilities, a multiple-victim crime: Patterns of diversion, scope, consequences, detection, and prevention

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 674-682

  Berge, Keith H ^a   Dillon, Kevin R ^a   Sikkink, Karen M ^a   Taylor, Timothy K ^a   Lanier, William L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DIVERSION; DRUG MISUSE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84863441502     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.03.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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