Letter to the Editor

Stress-Coping Strategies and Factors Related Distress among Japanese Physicians

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v49i7.3599
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OTSUKA Y, KANEITA Y, ITANI O, NAKAGOME S, JIKE M, OHIDA T. Stress-Coping Strategies and Factors Related Distress among Japanese Physicians. Iran J Public Health. 2020;49(7):1387-1389.