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Changes in midlife death rates across racial and ethnic groups in the United States: systematic analysis of vital statistics

BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3096 (Published 15 August 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;362:k3096
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Showing how US life expectancy is lagging behind other rich countries, which citizens are affected, and the causes of death that have risen most sharply in recent years.

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