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Editorial

. 2019 Dec 27;6(1):34-36.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.12.001. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Physician burnout or joy: Rediscovering the rewards of a life in medicine

Pearl E Grimes¹

Affiliations

PMID: 32042882
PMCID: PMC6997840
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.12.001

Editorial

Physician burnout or joy: Rediscovering the rewards of a life in medicine

Pearl E Grimes. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2019.

. 2019 Dec 27;6(1):34-36.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.12.001. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Author

Pearl E Grimes¹

Affiliation

¹ Vitiligo & Pigmentation Institute of Southern California, Division of Dermatology, University of California, Los Angeles, California.

PMID: 32042882
PMCID: PMC6997840
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.12.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Burnout; Joy; Physician.

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