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45. Why Is July a Bad Month to Visit the Hospital?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Is There a July Effect at Teaching Hospitals?

There's a july effect, but that doesn't mean it impacts everyone equally. Study looked at heart attack patients and studied htheir outcomes were worse in july compared to earlier months. Hard attack patients have better outcomes in teaching hospitals most of the year,. In july, the outcomes just become equal to those in non-teaching hospitals.

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