Interventions to prevent and reduce physician burnout: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet

Volumn 388, Issue 10057, 2016, Pages 2272-2281

  West, Colin P ^a   Dyrbye, Liselotte N ^a   Erwin, Patricia J ^a   Shanafelt, Tait D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMBASE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCOPUS; SELF CARE; STRESS ASSESSMENT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; MINDFULNESS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; MINDFULNESS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84994571368     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31279-X     Document Type: Article

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