Dynamic tension between success in a surgical career and personal wellness: How can we succeed in a stressful environment and a "culture of Bravado"?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1213-1216

  Balch, Charles M ^a   Shanafelt, Tait S ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CAREER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICARE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TENSION; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EFFICIENCY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SELF CARE;

EID: 79955829438     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1629-z     Document Type: Review

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