A narrative review on burnout experienced by medical students and residents

Medical Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 132-149

  Dyrbye, Liselotte ^a   Shanafelt, Tait ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BURNOUT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; WORKPLACE;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84951039230     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12927     Document Type: Article

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