An estimate of the cost of burnout of practicing physicians in Canada
January 1, 2014 BMC Health Services Research
This research paper looks at the ways physician burnout may contribute to early retirement and reduce practising physicians’ clinical hours in Canada, with an estimate of the cost to the health care system.
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