Is there an epidemic of burnout and post-traumatic stress in critical care clinicians?

Editorial

J Randall Curtis et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007.

. 2007 Apr 1;175(7):634-6.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.200702-194ED.

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