Medische opleiding gaf geen overlevingsvoordeel:Levensverwachting van Nederlandse medici geboren in 1550-1909 ; Medical training did not give survival advantage:Life expectancy of Dutch medical professionals born between 1550 and 1909

Objective To examine if, over a period of centuries, the Dutch medical establishment enjoyed a survival advantage over a population group with a comparable social background and level of education. Design Retrospective database research. Method We used documents which provided data on the births and deaths of 15,649 male and 659 female medical professionals and of 15,304 male clergy. We calculated the remaining life expectancy at the age of 25 of those generations born between the middle of the 16th century and the beginning of the 20th century. We applied event history analysis to estimate re... Mehr ...