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Could it be that the conferences take place at a time of year where mortality due to cardiac events is higher, e.g. in summer? Maybe I missed it, but I don't th
by sieste 3y ago
Could it be that the conferences take place at a time of year where mortality due to cardiac events is higher, e.g. in summer? Maybe I missed it, but I don't think they controlled for time of year.
- Swizec 3y agoThe author of this study talks about time of year in a later podcast, iirc. They did control for time of year (maybe in a later study) and found no effect. source: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-happens-to-patients-when-thousands-of-cardiologists-leave-town/ https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-happens-to-patients-wh...