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PILOT STUDY

Gender of Physicians with Substance Use Disorders: Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Utilization, and Post-treatment Functioning

Mark P. McGovern Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel H. Angres Department of Psychiatry, Section of Addiction Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Matthew Shaw Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Purva Rawal Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
Pages 993-1001 | Published online: 27 May 2003

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