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We also collected data on demographic and job-related factors, as well as physicians\u2019 experiences of medical disputes, medical disturbances, verbal and physical violence from patients and the patients\u2019 family members.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 22,213 physicians from 144 tertiary public hospitals in all of China\u2019s 31 provinces completed the survey. The overall burnout rate among the surveyed physicians was 31.28%. Moreover, 33.48% of physicians experienced disputes, 20.86% experienced disturbances, 48.52% experienced verbal violence, and 5.84% experienced physical violence in the past 12 months. 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