Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The 27 Club (BMJ article)

http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d7799

British Medical Journal
BMJ 2011; 343 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d7799 (Published 20 December 2011)

Christmas 2011: Death’s Dominion
Is 27 really a dangerous age for famous musicians? Retrospective cohort study

Martin Wolkewitz, Arthur Allignol, Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett

Abstract

Objective To test the “27 club” hypothesis that famous musicians are at an increased risk of death at age 27.

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Conclusions The 27 club is unlikely to be a real phenomenon. Fame may increase the risk of death among musicians, but this risk is not limited to age 27.

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