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Underwriting Younger Ages: Pediatric Mortality Risk Evaluation

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This chapter discusses the evaluation of mortality risk in individuals who have not yet reached their 17th birthday. General principles are reviewed, in addition to the mortality risk associated with certain conditions unique to, or predominant in, the pediatric age group. Additional pediatric diseases, such as congenital heart disease and cancer, are addressed in other chapters.

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  1. Patrick D. Snow
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  1. Swiss Re Life & Health, London, UK

    R. D. C. Brackenridge MD FRCP (Consulting Medical Officer) & Richard S. Croxson MB FRACP (Cardiologist, Chief Medical Officer) (Consulting Medical Officer) &  (Cardiologist, Chief Medical Officer)

  2. Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Ross MacKenzie MD, FRCP (C) FACC (Cardiologist) (Cardiologist)

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Snow, P.D. (1998). Underwriting Younger Ages: Pediatric Mortality Risk Evaluation. In: Brackenridge, R.D.C., Croxson, R.S., MacKenzie, R. (eds) Brackenridge’s Medical Selection of Life Risks. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-72324-9_8

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