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Editorial
. 2023 Spring;23(1):2-4.
doi: 10.31486/toj.22.0109.

Physician Well-Being and the Promise of Positive Psychology

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Editorial

Physician Well-Being and the Promise of Positive Psychology

Mahum Shahid. Ochsner J. 2023 Spring.
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