Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000

Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 291, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1238-1245

  Mokdad, Ali H ^a,c   Marks, James S ^a   Stroup, Donna F ^a   Gerberding, Julie L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Div of Adult and Community Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ABUSE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MORTALITY; NEPHRITIS; NEPHROSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTICEMIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIET; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 1542347858     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.10.1238     Document Type: Review

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