"Mortality, Premature" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deaths that occur before LIFE EXPECTANCY is reached within a given population.
| Descriptor ID |
D061213
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.550.550 N01.224.935.698.700 N06.850.505.400.975.550.550 N06.850.520.308.985.550.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Mortality, Premature- Mortality, Premature
- Mortalities, Premature
- Premature Mortalities
- Premature Death
- Deaths, Premature
- Premature Deaths
- Death, Premature
- Premature Mortality
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mortality, Premature" by people in Profiles.
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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition. Lancet. 2015 Nov 28; 386(10009):2145-91.
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The state of US health, 1990-2010: burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. JAMA. 2013 Aug 14; 310(6):591-608.
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The role of race in survival among patients undergoing dialysis. Nephrol News Issues. 2011 Dec; 25(13):13-4, 16.
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Through our eyes: exploring African-American men's perspective on factors affecting transition to manhood. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Feb; 27(2):153-9.