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Women's Work: Why Are Women Physicians More Burned Out?

Katherine J. Gold
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2020, 33 (3) 351-354; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.03.200109
Katherine J. Gold
From Department of Family Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
MD, MSW, MS
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