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The prevalence of work-related burnout among neurosurgeons in Saudi Arabia: A multicenter cross-sectional study

Ezat A. Mersal, Saad J. Alsuwayhib, Razan M. Almufarriji, Ahmed A. Morsi, Bushra M. Assery, Mohamed H. Bahr, Hanin H. Al-kilani, Sahar M. Ragheb, Mariam F. Alsaleem, Njood H. Shehab, Farah H. Alshateb and Alaa M. Hassanein
Neurosciences Journal July 2025, 30 (3) 193-200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2025.3.20240109
Ezat A. Mersal
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saad J. Alsuwayhib
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Razan M. Almufarriji
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed A. Morsi
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Bushra M. Assery
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohamed H. Bahr
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Hanin H. Al-kilani
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Sahar M. Ragheb
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mariam F. Alsaleem
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Njood H. Shehab
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Farah H. Alshateb
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Alaa M. Hassanein
From the Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Mersal, Morsi, Bahr, Hassanein), Faculty of Medicine, Vision Colleges, From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsuwayhib, Al-kilani, Ragheb, Alsaleem, Shehab, Alshateb), Vision Colleges, from the Department of Clinical Sciences (Assery), Vision Colleges, and from the Department of Neurosurgery (Almufarriji), National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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