• Preventive medicine · Aug 2016

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    Commentary: U.S. mortality, geography, and the anti-social determinants of health.

    • Ryan D Edwards.
    • Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Queens, NY 11367, United States. Electronic address: redwards@qc.cuny.edu.
    • Prev Med. 2016 Aug 1; 89: 324-326.

    AbstractDrug-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 © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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