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Experiences of a health system's employees during COVID-19

2021-04-02
(Press-News.org) What The Study Did: This survey study examined the career development, productivity, childcare needs and likelihood of leaving the workforce among employees at an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authors: Angela Fagerlin, Ph.D., of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3997)

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