Patients are harmed by physician burnout
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- First Published June 18, 2018.
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- James L. Bernat, MD and
- Neil A. Busis, MD
- James L. Bernat, MD and
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology. Elsevier, 2013 Ethical Issues in Neuorology, 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Palliative Care in Neurology. Oxford University Press, 2004.
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- Neil A. Busis, MD
Alternate CPT Advisor for American Academy of Neurology on the CPT Advisory Committee. CPT is operated by the American Medical Association
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- Department of Neurology and Medicine (JLB), Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH; and Department of Neurology (NAB), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.
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Dr. Bernat bernat{at}dartmouth.edu
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