Causes of Death Contributing to Changes in Life Expectancy: United States, 1984-1989
- ISBN-10
- 0840604882
- ISBN-13
- 9780840604880
- Category
- Medical / Forensic Medicine
- Pages
- 35
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics
- Authors
- Kenneth D. Kochanek, Jeffrey D. Maurer, Harry Michael Rosenberg
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