The problems with burnout research

Academic Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 367-370

  Eckleberry Hunt, Jodie ^a   Kirkpatrick, Heather ^b   Barbera, Thomas ^c  

^a Beaumont Health System   (United States)

^b GENESYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Family Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKPLACE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85039864538     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001890     Document Type: Review

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