Stress and burnout among surgical oncologists: A call for personal wellness and a supportive workplace environment

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3029-3032

  Balch, Charles M ^a,d   Copeland, Edward ^b,c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

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

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^d Society of Surgical Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CANCER SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SURGEON; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 35348891405     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9588-0     Document Type: Editorial

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