%0 Journal Article
%T Mortality trends and leading causes of death among adolescents and young adults--United States, 1979-1988
%J MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
%D 1993
%A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, 
%V 42
%N 23
%P 459-462
%X Approximately three fourths of the more than 40,000 deaths each year among persons aged 10-24 years in the United States are related to preventable causes such as motor-vehicle crashes (37%), homicide (14%), suicide (12%), and other injuries (e.g., drowning, poisoning, and burns) (12%). To characterize changes in leading causes of death among adolescents and young adults during 1979-1988, data were analyzed from the vital statistics mortality reporting system maintained by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. This report summarizes the results of the analysis.
%G en
%I U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
%@ 0149-2195
%U http://dx.doi.org/