Burnout and impaired cognitive performance: Review of evidence,underlying processes and future directions

Handbook on Burnout and Sleep Deprivation: Risk Factors, Management Strategies and Impact on Performance and Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 113-128

  van Dam, Arno ^a,e   Keijsers, Ger P J ^b   Eling, Paul A T M ^c   Becker, Eni S ^d  

^a GGZ Westelijk Noord Brabant   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^e TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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