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Are We the Walking Dead? Burnout as Zombie Apocalypse

Benjamin R. Doolittle
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2016, 14 (6) 578-580; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1975
Benjamin R. Doolittle
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Combined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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vol. 14 no. 6 578-580
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1975
PubMed 
28376445

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
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  • Received for publication December 2, 2015
  • Revision received May 6, 2016
  • Accepted for publication May 31, 2016
  • Published online November 14, 2016.

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  1. Benjamin R. Doolittle, MD, MDiv⇑
  1. Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Combined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Benjamin R. Doolittle, MD, MDiv, Combined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine, PO Box 8030, New Haven, CT 06520-8030, Benjamin.doolittle{at}yale.edu

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