Physician burnout: A global crisis
July 13, 2019 The Lancet
This editorial piece from The Lancet argues how physician burnout has become a global crisis that cannot be solved through individual actions. Addressing physician burnout will require stakeholders at all levels to take meaningful steps at the systemic and institutional levels to address the crisis and its fundamental causes.
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