Averting compassion fatigue and burnout. Who should help us conquer our demons?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 586-587

  Hassan, Tajek B ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL ERROR; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE; COMPASSION FATIGUE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

COMPASSION FATIGUE; CONSULTANTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE;

EID: 84937970102     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2015-204752     Document Type: Note

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