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Physician and Advanced Practice Clinician Burnout in Rural and Urban Settings

Melissa L. Harry, Nancy L. Sudak, Mary J. Engels, Karly K. Horn, Kate Dean, Sara Poplau, Martin J. Stillman and Mark Linzer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2024, 37 (1) 43-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230233R1
Melissa L. Harry
From the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (MLH, KD), Office of Well-Being, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (NLS, MJE, KKH), Institute for Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (SP, MJS, ML).
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Nancy L. Sudak
From the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (MLH, KD), Office of Well-Being, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (NLS, MJE, KKH), Institute for Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (SP, MJS, ML).
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Mary J. Engels
From the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (MLH, KD), Office of Well-Being, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (NLS, MJE, KKH), Institute for Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (SP, MJS, ML).
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Karly K. Horn
From the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (MLH, KD), Office of Well-Being, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (NLS, MJE, KKH), Institute for Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (SP, MJS, ML).
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Kate Dean
From the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (MLH, KD), Office of Well-Being, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (NLS, MJE, KKH), Institute for Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (SP, MJS, ML).
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Sara Poplau
From the Essentia Institute of Rural Health, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (MLH, KD), Office of Well-Being, Essentia Health, Duluth, MN (NLS, MJE, KKH), Institute for Professional Worklife, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN (SP, MJS, ML).
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