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Regional United States suicide rates in the mid 1970s were associated with the household prevalence of all guns and of pistols. The term "regional" applies to the nine Census divisions of the four US census regions. A literature review suggests that the relation may be etiologic, and that more definitive studies and pilot programs are needed. Arming may be an etiologic factor common both to individual and to national self-destructive behaviors.
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Suicide/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Black or African American , Aged , Epidemiologic Methods , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Regression Analysis , Sex Factors , United States , White PeopleSubject(s)
Epidemiology , Vital Statistics , Humans , Mortality , Prospective Studies , Retrospective Studies , RiskABSTRACT
Information about headache was collected from a nonclinical sample of 451 women, aged 15 to 44, in 12 major U.S. cities. Questions were asked in regard to the presence in the past year of headache, and of the following characteristic symptoms of migraine: unilateral location, throbbing quality, visual aura, vomiting, and severity sufficient to affect daily activities. Twenty-three percent of the women had headaches with two or more of these characteristics. The frequency of such symptoms was significantly greater in women who smoked or formerly had smoked cigarettes, in women with lower incomes and poor education, and in women with a history of hypertension, stomach ulcer, fainting, and a variety of emotional complaints. The frequency of reported symptoms of migraine did not vary significantly according to age, race, marital status, use of oral contraceptives, or number of living children. These findings do not support the commonly held clinical impression that migraine is uncommon among blacks or among the poorly educated.
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Migraine Disorders/epidemiology , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Demography , Educational Status , Female , Functional Laterality , Headache/epidemiology , Humans , Hypertension/complications , Income , Kidney Diseases/complications , Menstruation Disturbances/complications , Migraine Disorders/complications , Migraine Disorders/physiopathology , Smoking/complications , Stomach Ulcer/complications , Stress, Psychological , Syncope/complications , United States , Vision Disorders/epidemiology , Vomiting/epidemiologySubject(s)
Contraceptives, Oral/adverse effects , Adolescent , Adult , Cerebral Hemorrhage/chemically induced , Cerebral Hemorrhage/mortality , Cerebrovascular Disorders/chemically induced , Cerebrovascular Disorders/mortality , Contraceptives, Oral/administration & dosage , Coronary Disease/chemically induced , Coronary Disease/mortality , HumansSubject(s)
Respiratory Tract Diseases/mortality , Adult , Aged , Chronic Disease , Cough , Death Certificates , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mucus , Respiratory Tract Diseases/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Sex Factors , United StatesSubject(s)
Contraceptives, Oral/adverse effects , Thromboembolism/mortality , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Arteries , Arteriosclerosis/mortality , Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality , Coronary Disease/mortality , Embolism/mortality , Female , Humans , Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis/mortality , Male , Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion/mortality , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Embolism/mortality , Racial Groups , Sex Factors , Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial/mortality , Thromboembolism/chemically induced , Thrombophlebitis/mortality , Thrombosis/mortality , United Kingdom , United StatesSubject(s)
Respiratory Tract Diseases/mortality , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Asthma/mortality , Bronchitis/mortality , Chronic Disease , Death Certificates , Female , Forensic Medicine , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Emphysema/mortality , Pulmonary Fibrosis/mortality , Sex Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , United States , Vital StatisticsSubject(s)
Mortality , Age Factors , Asthma/mortality , Cerebrovascular Disorders/mortality , Death Certificates , Diabetes Mellitus/mortality , Factor Analysis, Statistical , Hypertension/mortality , Myocardial Infarction/mortality , Neoplasms/mortality , Norway , Residence Characteristics , Sex Factors , Smoking , United Kingdom , United StatesSubject(s)
Accidents, Traffic , Mortality , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Statistics as Topic , United StatesABSTRACT
Consideramos que este estudio de campo fue oportuno y pertinente. Nuestras observaciones son demasiado anticipadas para justificar conclusiones. En los próximos meses se dispondrá de nuevos datos. Los hallazgos obtenidos sólo se presentan a título de información sobre la marcha del trabajo realizado ya(AU)
