Core stories of physicians on a Swiss internal medicine ward during the first COVID-19 wave: a qualitative exploration

Core stories of physicians on a Swiss internal medicine ward during the first COVID-19 wave: a qualitative exploration

INTRODUCTION: The first COVID-19 wave (2020), W1, will remain extraordinary due to its novelty and the uncertainty on how to handle the pandemic. To understand what physicians went through, we collected narratives of frontline physicians working in a Swiss university hospital during W1. METHODS:...

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Main Authors:	Vanessa Kraege, Amaelle Gavin, Julieta Norambuena, Friedrich Stiefel, Marie Méan, Céline Bourquin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2024-03-01
Series:	Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:	https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/3760

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