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Sudhakar B
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Sudhakar B asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsOther - Diseases · 1 decade ago

Is it true, doctors are the third leading cause of death after heart-attack and cancer in USA,?

Statistics places the ratio to 250000 as reported in JAMA the prestigious medical journal

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  • Roberto
    1 decade ago
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    You mean death by medical error, which could be by the doctor, nurse, pharmacist, respiratory tech, nursing home staff, etc. I also believe they count "healthcare-associated" infections which means any infection that COULD have been caught from a hospital, nursing home, dialysis clinic, etc

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Natural causes is the leading cause of death.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes, I read that recently.

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