Year: 1974 Source: Anesthesiology, v.41, no.1, (July 1974), p.71-74 SIEC No: 19870576

From 1967-1971 there were 211 deaths among members of the American Society of Anaesthesiologists living in the U.S. & Canada. Causes of death were verified & death rates by category were calculated. The rates were compared with those of male standard ordinary policy holders of Metropolitan Life Insurance. Both overall & categorized death rates of anaesthesioligists were lower than those for the control group, with the exception of suicide. 5 Refs. (LH)