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In 1981, the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) contained a section in the chapter on general medical practitioners (GMPs) entitled “Workload and Stress.” It concluded: “We are not convinced on the evidence so far presented to us, which has been largely of an unquantified nature, that there has been a significant increase in workload; but we shall examine this matter more specifically next year.” No further comment was made about stress.
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Porter, A.M.D., Howie, J.G.R., Forbes, J.F. (1989). Stress in General Medical Practitioners of the United Kingdom. In: McGuigan, F.J., Sime, W.E., Wallace, J.M. (eds) Stress and Tension Control 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7915-1_12
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