Abstract
The results of a quantitative empiric study aimed to measure the burnout risk for lung specialists using the Maslach Burnout Invetory are presented within this article. The burnout risk of the sample, composed by 53 lung specialists, was calculated for the whole sample and also according to the geographical provenance (North, Centre, South & Isles) and the professional role of each specialist. Results were compared by different control variables (demographic, domestic and occupational variables), some comparisons proving statistically significant.