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Reflections on Work-Related Stress Among Intensive Care Professionals: An Historical Impression

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    M. M. C. van Mol & E. J. O. Kompanje

  2. Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    J. Bakker

  3. Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    J. Bakker

  4. Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, New York University, New York, NY, USA

    J. Bakker

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van Mol, M.M.C., Kompanje, E.J.O., Bakker, J. (2017). Reflections on Work-Related Stress Among Intensive Care Professionals: An Historical Impression. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51908-1_41

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