Committee opinion no. 633: Alcohol abuse and other substance use disorders: Ethical issues in obstetric and gynecologic practice

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1529-1537

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ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; BENEFICENCE; BREAST FEEDING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFIDENTIALITY; DSM-5; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; JUSTICE; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; NONMALEFICENCE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ETHICS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; MANDATORY REPORTING; OBSTETRICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRENATAL INJURIES; PRIVACY; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ALCOHOLISM; BENEFICENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL RECORDS; OBSTETRICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PRENATAL INJURIES; PRIVACY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84929883760     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000466371.86393.9b     Document Type: Review

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