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. 2020 Oct;125(4):e384-e386.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.07.005. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst anaesthesiologists and nurses

Melvin C C Lee  1 , Swapna Thampi  2 , Hean P Chan  3 , Deborah Khoo  3 , Benjamin Z B Chin  3 , Donald P X Foo  3 , Chong B Lua  3 , Barnaby Lewin  4 , Rajesh Jacob  5
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Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst anaesthesiologists and nurses

Melvin C C Lee et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; anaesthesiologist; anaesthetist; anxiety; depression; intensive care; nurse; psychological impact.

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