87. The actual states of mammography (3th report)

Hospital inpatient surgery: United States, 1983-87.

Aggregate cost of mammography screening in the United States.

BACKGROUND Controversy exists over how often and at what age mammography screening should be implemented. Given that evidence supports less frequent screening, the cost differences among advocated screening policies should be better understood. OBJECTIVE To estimate the aggregate cost of mammography screening in the United States in 2010 and compare the costs of policy recommendations by prof...

Actual Causes of Death in the United States , 2000

IN A SEMINAL 1993 ARTICLE, McGinnis and Foege described the major external (nongenetic) modifiable factors that contributed to death in the United States and labeled them the “actual causes of death.” During the 1990s, substantial lifestyle pattern changes may have led to variations in actual causes of death. Mortality rates from heart disease, stroke, and cancer have declined. At the same time...

Correction: actual causes of death in the United States, 2000.

CONTEXT Modifiable behavioral risk factors are leading causes of mortality in the United States. Quantifying these will provide insight into the effects of recent trends and the implications of missed prevention opportunities. OBJECTIVES To identify and quantify the leading causes of mortality in the United States. DESIGN Comprehensive MEDLINE search of English-language articles that identi...

Actual causes of death in the United States.

OBJECTIVE To identify and quantify the major external (nongenetic) factors that contribute to death in the United States. DATA SOURCES Articles published between 1977 and 1993 were identified through MEDLINE searches, reference citations, and expert consultation. Government reports and complications of vital statistics and surveillance data were also obtained. STUDY SELECTION Sources select...