Lower mortality in male physicians of Chinese medicine than male population in Taiwan

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Liu, Shu Hui ^a   Wu, Chao Shun ^a   Lin, Yun Lian ^b   Hsiao, Yu Chen ^c   Yang, Chun Yuh ^d   Sung, Fung Chang ^e   Li, Chung Yi ^f   Wu, Trong Neng ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; STANDARDIZATION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MORTALITY; PHYSICIANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 54149084941     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.216.187     Document Type: Article

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