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As early as 1968 Mechanic stated that “the average doctor responds to his growing practice and increasing demands on his time … by practising at a different pace and style. Such a pattern of work requires doctors to practise on an assembly line basis, which diminishes the unique satisfaction possible in general practice.”1 Since that time there has been a growing amount of published work on job dissatisfaction and stress among general practitioners.2
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Cooper, C.L., Rout, U., Faragher, B. (2013). Mental Health, Job Satisfaction, and Job Stress among General Practitioners. In: Cooper, C.L. (eds) From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 1. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137310651_17
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