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Economic Pressures and the Unspotted Impact of Inflation on Mental Health and Burnout among the Pharmacists Working in Urban Egyptian Hospitals
Badawy
Sarah
Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt – 57357
sara.badwy1@gmail.com
Magdy
Enas
Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt
Mustafa
Doaa
Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt
25
12
2025
ODMJ-001-1225-6168
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2025
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Burnout
Burnout among the Pharmacists
Economic Pressures
Egypt
Impact of Inflation on Mental Health
Inflation
mental health
Pharmacists
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