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Research Article

Medical residency match applicants undervalue factors that predict stress and burnout

Kaitlyn A. Kaisera Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USAView further author information
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Heather C. Lencha Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Linda J. Levineb Department of Psychological Science, and fellow, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USAView further author information
Article: 2109243 | Received 19 May 2022, Accepted 29 Jul 2022, Published online: 09 Aug 2022

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