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Burnout, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Family Physicians in Kansas Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Samuel Ofei-Dodoo, Colleen Loo-Gross and Rick Kellerman
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 522-530; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200523
Samuel Ofei-Dodoo
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita (SO-D, CL-G, RK).
PhD, MPA, MA
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Colleen Loo-Gross
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita (SO-D, CL-G, RK).
MD, MPH
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Rick Kellerman
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita (SO-D, CL-G, RK).
MD
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