Occupational medicine
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It is proposed that isolation in general practice is one of the factors that leads to work-related stress and the low attraction of this work. In Finland, 71% of physicians who worked or had worked in a primary health care centre agreed with the statement 'working as a doctor in a health centre is too often isolated work'. ⋯ Enabling flexible teamwork and social and professional support networks are the key issues in solving the problem of occupational isolation in general practice.