@article{ref1,
title="Death in 12-24-Year-Old Youth in Nova Scotia: High Risk of Preventable Deaths for Males, Socially Deprived and Rural Populations-A Report from the NSYOUTHS Program",
journal="International journal of pediatrics",
year="2010",
author="Dummer, T. J. B. and Bellemare, S. and MacDonald, N. and Parker, L.",
volume="2010",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Deaths from avoidable causes represent the largest component of deaths in young people in Canada and have a considerable social cost in relation to years of potential life lost. We evaluated social and demographic determinants of deaths in youth aged 12-24 years in Nova Scotia for the period 1995-2004. Youth most at risk of death were males, the more socially deprived, and those living in rural areas. There was a five-fold increase in suicides and a three-fold increase in injury deaths in males compared to females and a substantial component of these deaths were amongst males living in rural areas. Initiatives and prevention policies should be targeted towards specific at-risk groups, particularly males living in rural areas. Published vital statistics hide these important trends and thus provide only limited evidence with which to base-prevention initiatives.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1687-9740",
doi="10.1155/2010/769075",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/769075"
}