Do anesthesiologists die younger?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1185-1186

  Ekbom, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIST; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCANDINAVIA; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; HUMANS; MORTALITY;

EID: 0036849454     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2002.461002.x     Document Type: Editorial

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