Cause-specific contributions to sex differences in adult mortality among whites and African Americans between 1960 and 1995
The purpose of this paper is to describe trends in sex differences in mortality in young adulthood and in middle age among African Americans and whites in the United States between 1960 and 1995. We examine trends in all-cause mortality and estimate the contribution of leading causes of death to the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2005-11-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol13/19/ |