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01-08-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Physician Stress Driven by Complex Patients

Author: Kristi L. Kirschner, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 8/2020

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I read with interest the research report by Weiner et al.¹ that PCPs experience moderate or extreme stress in caring for complex patients, particularly due to unmet social and financial needs. They conclude by advocating for “implementing interventions to address patients’ unmet needs.” …

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Title: Physician Stress Driven by Complex Patients
Author: Kristi L. Kirschner, MD
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05806-1

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