Combating stress and burnout in surgical practice: A review

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 417-430

  Balch, Charles M ^a   Shanafelt, Tait ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Career satisfaction; Stress; Surgeon; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CAREER; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURGICAL STRESS; WELLBEING; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 79960204686     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2011.05.004     Document Type: Review

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