Recovering substance-impaired pharmacists' views regarding occupational risks for addiction

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 480-491

  Merlo, Lisa J ^a,b   Cummings, Simone M ^a,c   Cottler, Linda B ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Numeroff and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Impaired health professionals; Pharmacists; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADDICTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84871860404     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2012.10214     Document Type: Article

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