Getting in line
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* Richard Gruneir

Finally, a research paper makes the case that sick people waiting in line die at a rate similar to or slightly lower than the death rate for other sick people.1 Will government now be able to say that queuing isn‚t bad for you? Let‚s put everyone on a waiting list to reduce the death rates for all diseases.

## Reference

1.  1. Naylor CD, Szalai JP, Katic M. Benchmarking the vital risk of waiting for coronary artery bypass surgery in Ontario. CMAJ 2000;162(6):775-9.
    
    [Abstract/FREE Full Text](http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/ijlink/YTozOntzOjQ6InBhdGgiO3M6MTQ6Ii9sb29rdXAvaWpsaW5rIjtzOjU6InF1ZXJ5IjthOjQ6e3M6ODoibGlua1R5cGUiO3M6NDoiQUJTVCI7czoxMToiam91cm5hbENvZGUiO3M6NDoiY21haiI7czo1OiJyZXNpZCI7czo5OiIxNjIvNi83NzUiO3M6NDoiYXRvbSI7czoyMjoiL2NtYWovMTYzLzIvMTU3LjEuYXRvbSI7fXM6ODoiZnJhZ21lbnQiO3M6MDoiIjt9)