1. Despite these measures, however, accidents and violence accounted for an increasing percentage oftotal years ofpotential life lost in all social classes between 1971 and 1981. For social class I they constituted 22% in 1971 and 30% in 1981; for social class V the corresponding figures were 28% and 34%. This both suggests the need for new policies and emphasises the importance of those services that, by promptly treating the victims of accidents and violence, can prevent many of these deaths
2. A standardised rate for mortality defined in units of lost years of life;Haenszel, W.;AmJ Public Health,1950
3. Mortality in terms of lost years of life;Doughty, J.H.;Can J Public Health,1951
4. Decline in tuberculosis: the death rate fails to tell the entire story;Dempsey, M.;American Review of Tuberculosis,1947
5. Comments on Mary Dempsey's article on "decline in tuberculosis.";Greville, T.N.E.;American Review of Tuberculosis,1948