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Doctors vulnerable to psychological distress and addictions: Treatment from the Practitioner Health Programme

Samantha K. BrooksAcademic Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Weston Education Centre, London, SE5 9RJ, UK
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Trudie ChalderAcademic Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Weston Education Centre, London, SE5 9RJ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Clare GeradaPractitioner Health Programme, Riverside Medical Centre, London, SW82JB, UK
Pages 157-164 | Published online: 15 Mar 2011

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