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To determine whether medical specialty choice is independently associated with the long-term risk of divorce among physicians after accounting for demographic and personal confounding factors.

March 13, 1997New England Journal of Medicine

Medical Specialty and the Incidence of Divorce

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To determine whether medical specialty choice is independently associated with the long-term risk of divorce among physicians after accounting for demographic and personal confounding factors.
Analyzed prospective longitudinal data from the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study among married physicians (N=1118).
Evaluated marital status and specialty choice across follow-up intervals spanning up to 30 years of marriage.
The cumulative incidence of divorce among married physicians reached 29 percent after 30 years of marriage.
Choice of medical specialty demonstrated an independent association with marital breakdown after adjusting for potential demographic and personal confounders.

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Cohort study finds a 29 percent 30-year cumulative incidence of divorce among physicians, indicating that medical specialty choice independently affects long-term marital stability.

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Rollman et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6ff2da6c240de38cdba191 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199703133361112

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Cohort study finds a 29 percent 30-year cumulative incidence of divorce among physicians, indicating that medical specialty choice independently affects long-term marital stability.

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