Physicians Treated for Alcoholism: A Follow‐Up Study
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental ResearchPublished 1 April 1979
Marshall J. Goby, Nelson J. Bradley, Dale A. Bespalec
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Studying alcoholism and chemical dependency among members of the medical profession found that, despite the special problems associated with alcoholic physicians, the number responding to treatment and showing improvement is high, and the overall results are encouraging.
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Studying alcoholism and chemical dependency among members of the medical profession, the authors discovered that, despite the special problems associated with alcoholic physicians, the number responding to treatment and showing improvement is high, and the overall results are encouraging.
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