Open AccessTrends and disparities in American Indian/Alaska Native unintentional injury mortality from 1999 to 2016
Author(s) -
William C. Kerr,
Yu Ye,
Edwina Williams,
Nina Mulia,
Cheryl J. Cherpitel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
injury prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1475-5785
pISSN - 1353-8047
DOI - 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043951
Subject(s) - demography , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , mortality rate , population , occupational safety and health , environmental health , health equity , suicide prevention , gerontology , public health , surgery , pathology , sociology , nursing
Alcohol and drug use are significant problems in the US, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and individuals are known to be among the most affected. This study evaluates disparities in unintentional injury mortality causes since 1999.