Stress and burnout among surgeons understanding and managing the syndrome and avoiding the adverse consequences

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-376

  Balch, Charles M ^a   Freischlag, Julie A ^a   Shanafelt, Tait D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BURNOUT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DIVORCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SOCIETY; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRANSPLANTATION; WELLBEING;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS;

EID: 65349193319     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2008.575     Document Type: Review

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