Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 57-64 , June 2006

To what extent do nurses and physicians working within the emergency department experience burnout: A review of the literature

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doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2006.03.006

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 57-64 , June 2006

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