TY - JOUR
PY - 2016//
TI - Commentary: U.S. mortality, geography, and the anti-social determinants of health
JO - Preventive medicine
A1 - Edwards, Ryan D.
SP - 324
EP - 326
VL - 89
IS -
N2 - Drug-related overdoses appear to be a major factor behind an historic pause or even a reversal in the predominant downward trend over time in U.S. mortality rates, a departure that is especially evident among non-Hispanic white females of middle age. The new geography of accidental poisoning deaths and their covariates suggests that we should reassess traditional policies and perspectives in order to combat this threat to public health.
Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0091-7435 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.05.024 ID - ref1 ER -