Health-care worker burnout and the mental health imperative

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9690, 2009, Pages 595-597

  Mateen, Farrah J ^a   Dorji, Chencho ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Department of Psychiatry   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 68849105038     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61483-5     Document Type: Note

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