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Editorial
. 2020 Jun 2;172(11):752-753.
doi: 10.7326/M20-1033. Epub 2020 Mar 20.

Supporting Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Charlene Dewey  1 , Susan Hingle  2 , Elizabeth Goelz  3 , Mark Linzer  3
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Editorial

Supporting Clinicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Charlene Dewey et al. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended clinicians' sense of order and control, creating the potential for stress in the short term and burnout over the long term. This commentary offers suggestions to encourage a culture that will sustain the clinician workforce during the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Emotions; General practitioners; Health care quality; Health surveys; Motivation; Natural disasters; Patients; Prevention, policy, and public health; Safety equipment.

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