Resource Tag: PREMATURE DEATH
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Measuring substance-related disorders using Canadian administrative health databanks: Interprovincial comparisons of recorded diagnostic rates, incidence proportions and mortality rate ratios
Objective To report the annual and cumulative recorded diagnostic rates and incidence proportions of SRD, as well as mortality rate ratios (MRRs) by cause of death among this group in Canada, according to their province of residence. Methods Analyses were performed on linked administrative health databases (AHD; physician claims, hospitalizations, and vital statistics) in five […]
Unraveling the complex web of associations between easy access to firearms and premature mortalities
Objective We investigated whether high school students reporting easy access to guns were more likely to die prematurely from either suicide, homicide, or an accidental death. Method Based upon the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we contrasted those reporting easy access to guns, n = 5,185, 25%, with the remaining 75% (n = 15,589) on various sociodemographic […]