The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 115, Issue 5 , Pages 400-403 , 1 October 2003

Association between mortality and occupation among movie directors and actors

  • Donald A Redelmeier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (DAR, SMS), University of Toronto; the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research Program (DAR), Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (DAR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Donald A. Redelmeier, MD, Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Science Centre, G-151, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada
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  • Sheldon M Singh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (DAR, SMS), University of Toronto; the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research Program (DAR), Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre; and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (DAR), Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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☆ Dr. Redelmeier was supported by a career scientist award from the Ontario Ministry of Health and the de Souza Chair of the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr. Singh was supported by the Jane and Howard Jones Bursary at the University of Toronto.

PII: S0002-9343(03)00309-7

doi: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00309-7

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 115, Issue 5 , Pages 400-403 , 1 October 2003

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