Actual causes of death in Alaska

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...

Actual Causes and Thought Experiments

Four theories proposing determinate relations of actual causation for Boolean networks are described and applied to 16 cases. All four theories are founded on the idea that actual causation is based on results that appropriate experimental interventions would produce. They differ in their accounts of the relevant kinds of experimental interventions. The more complex theories are motivated by tr...

Socioeconomic and Environmental Causes for Respiratory Infection Death in Alaska Native Villages