Why Mental Health-Related Stigma Matters for Physician Wellbeing, Burnout, and Patient Care

Affiliations

¹ Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA. haelin.cho@gmail.com.
² Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.

Editorial

Hae Lin Cho et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;35(5):1579-1581.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05173-6. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

¹ Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA. haelin.cho@gmail.com.
² Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they do not have a conflict of interest.

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