"Physician Impairment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The physician's inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to the patient due to the physician's disability. Common causes include alcohol and drug abuse, mental illness, physical disability, and senility.
| Descriptor ID |
D010815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.524.528.500 N03.706.535.606.528.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician Impairment- Physician Impairment
- Impairment, Physician
- Impairments, Physician
- Physician Impairments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician Impairment" by people in Profiles.
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Topazian RJ, Hook CC, Mueller PS. Duty to speak up in the health care setting a professionalism and ethics analysis. Minn Med. 2013 Nov; 96(11):40-3.
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Forgione DA, Neuenschwander P, Vermeer TE. Diversion of prescription drugs to the black market: what the states are doing to curb the tide. J Health Care Finance. 2001; 27(4):65-78.