Retrospective analysis of population-based causes of death and life expectancy in urban Western China from 2003 to 2012

• Main Authors: Deng Shi-min (Author), Rong Shun-kang (Author), Yao Yuan-qing (Author), Qian Jun (Author), Huang Jing (Author), Li Nan (Author), Zhou Ren-jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hitherto, a population-based analysis of the cause of death in urban areas of Western China has not been undertaken over an extended period. The aims of this study were to calculate the overall and annual cause-specific mortality rates by age and sex in urban areas of Western Chi...