Is the life expectancy of anesthesiologists decreased?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-84

  Hagmar, Lars ^a  

^a Dept of Occupational Envtl Med   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANESTHESIST; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037386673     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.708     Document Type: Editorial

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