Burnout among doctors
July 14, 2017 British Medical Journal
In this editorial from the British Medical Journal, Drs. Jane Lemaire and Jean Wallace explain that burnout is a system-level problem that requres a system-level response. Individual responses to burnout work better in combination with organizational interventions.
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