Worried Sick: Anxiety, Depression, and the Impact on Dental Health Care Workers

Overview

Journal J Am Dent Assoc

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Dentistry

Date 2022 Jul 28

PMID 35902153

Authors

Maria L Geisinger

Stacey L Dershewitz

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