Who Cares What the Doctor Feels: The Responsibility of Health Politics for Burnout in the Pandemic
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Key Points Disclosure
2.1. Is Health Politics Responsible for the Burnout and Suicide of Health Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic?
2.2. What Is of Global Importance: Rethinking Organization of Health-Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Pandemic with Personal Strategies
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Karacic, J.; Bursztajn, H.J.; Arvanitakis, M. Who Cares What the Doctor Feels: The Responsibility of Health Politics for Burnout in the Pandemic. Healthcare 2021, 9, 1550. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111550
Karacic J, Bursztajn HJ, Arvanitakis M. Who Cares What the Doctor Feels: The Responsibility of Health Politics for Burnout in the Pandemic. Healthcare. 2021; 9(11):1550. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111550
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaracic, Jasna, Harold J. Bursztajn, and Marianna Arvanitakis. 2021. "Who Cares What the Doctor Feels: The Responsibility of Health Politics for Burnout in the Pandemic" Healthcare 9, no. 11: 1550. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111550
APA StyleKaracic, J., Bursztajn, H. J., & Arvanitakis, M. (2021). Who Cares What the Doctor Feels: The Responsibility of Health Politics for Burnout in the Pandemic. Healthcare, 9(11), 1550. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9111550