Stop Analyzing Suicides, Drug-Related Deaths, and Alcohol-Related Deaths Together

• Autores: Andrea M Tilstra
• Localización: American journal of epidemiology, ISSN-e 1476-6256, ISSN 0002-9262, Vol. 192, Nº. 5, 2023, págs. 732-733
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Abstract In the accompanying article, Spark et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2023;192(5):720–731) estimate the undercounting of deaths due to suicide, drug use, and alcohol use in a Colorado veteran population and argue for a standardized case definition for the 3 causes of mortality. Use of a case definition for these 3 causes of death combined implies that they should be analyzed together. This is problematic, given the disparate trends in and historical contexts behind these 3 different causes of death.