Avoiding burnout: The personal health habits and wellness practices of US surgeons

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 255, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 625-633

  Shanafelt, Tait D ^a   Oreskovich, Michael R ^b   Dyrbye, Lotte N ^a   Satele, Daniel V ^a   Hanks, John B ^c   Sloan, Jeff A ^a   Balch, Charles M ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858703545     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31824b2fa0     Document Type: Article

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