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Severe burnout among critical care workers in Turkey

Gülseren Elay, Ilhan Bahar, Hilmi Demirkiran and Hafize Oksüz
Saudi Medical Journal September 2019, 40 (9) 943-948; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.9.24520
Gülseren Elay
From the Department of Intensive Care (Elay), Dr. Ersin Arslan Research Hospital, Gaziantep; from the Department of Intensive Care (Bahar), Katip Çelebi Research Hospital, İzmir; from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Demirkiran), Van Yüzüncü yıl University Academic Center, Van; and from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Oksüz), Sütçü İmam University Academic Center, Kahraman Maraş, Turkey
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Ilhan Bahar
From the Department of Intensive Care (Elay), Dr. Ersin Arslan Research Hospital, Gaziantep; from the Department of Intensive Care (Bahar), Katip Çelebi Research Hospital, İzmir; from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Demirkiran), Van Yüzüncü yıl University Academic Center, Van; and from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Oksüz), Sütçü İmam University Academic Center, Kahraman Maraş, Turkey
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Hilmi Demirkiran
From the Department of Intensive Care (Elay), Dr. Ersin Arslan Research Hospital, Gaziantep; from the Department of Intensive Care (Bahar), Katip Çelebi Research Hospital, İzmir; from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Demirkiran), Van Yüzüncü yıl University Academic Center, Van; and from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Oksüz), Sütçü İmam University Academic Center, Kahraman Maraş, Turkey
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Hafize Oksüz
From the Department of Intensive Care (Elay), Dr. Ersin Arslan Research Hospital, Gaziantep; from the Department of Intensive Care (Bahar), Katip Çelebi Research Hospital, İzmir; from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Demirkiran), Van Yüzüncü yıl University Academic Center, Van; and from the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (Oksüz), Sütçü İmam University Academic Center, Kahraman Maraş, Turkey
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