Can a bank crisis break your heart?
Researchers estimate that the soaring stress levels brought on by a system-wide banking crisis could prompt a 6.4% surge in heart attacks in high-income countries such as Britain and the US. In Britain, anywhere from 1,280 to 5,130 people 10 times the number of British troops who have been killed in Iraq could die if a significant proportion of banks failed in the manner of Northern Rock last year, the study says. Elderly customers would be at particular risk.
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Can a bank crisis break your heart?
Globalization and Health 2008, 4:1 (PDF)
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