Research ArticleOriginal Research

Primary Care Clinician Burnout and Engagement Association With Clinical Quality and Patient Experience

Rachel Willard-Grace, Margae Knox, Beatrice Huang, Hali Hammer, Coleen Kivlahan and Kevin Grumbach
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 542-552; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200515

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