Cause-specific mortality among neurosurgeons: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 474-478

  Lollis, S Scott ^a   Valdes, Pablo A ^b   Li, Zhongze ^c   Ball, Perry A ^a   Roberts, David W ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Mortality; Neurosurgeon; Neurosurgeon mortality; Occupational hazard

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CAUSE SPECIFIC MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKEMIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROSURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGED; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSICIANS; RISK; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956918459     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.1.JNS091740     Document Type: Article

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