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01-09-2011 | Editorial

Survey of practice-related stress among United States and European ophthalmologists

Authors: William C. Stewart, Michelle P. Adams, Jeanette A. Stewart, Lindsay A. Nelson

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 9/2011

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Several recent reports have highlighted a high level of stress in practicing physicians, and a call for greater intervention to help doctors cope with their practice responsibilities [1‐6]. Practice-related stress may lead to physician ‘burnout’, family problems, reduced quality of patient care, depression, and professional impairment through illicit drug or alcohol abuse [1, 2, 5‐9]. …

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Title: Survey of practice-related stress among United States and European ophthalmologists
Authors: William C. Stewart
Michelle P. Adams
Jeanette A. Stewart
Lindsay A. Nelson
Publication date: 01-09-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-011-1686-9

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