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Years of Potential Life Lost by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in North Carolina, 2000

Record #:
29464
Abstract:
Premature deaths are a national problem and reduction of these deaths is an important objective for health policy. This study measured premature mortality in North Carolina in terms of years of potential life lost, by considering the number of potential years left to live at each age of death.
Source:
SCHS Studies (NoCar RA 407.4 N8 P48), Vol. Issue 130, Feb 2002, p1-9, bibl, f