IJE Advance Access originally published online on June 24, 2004
International Journal of Epidemiology 2004 33(5):1063-1064; doi:10.1093/ije/dyh255
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IJE vol.33 no.5 © International Epidemiological Association 2004; all rights reserved.
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Commentary: Priorities in epidemiological studies of drowning prevention
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, 547 River Street, Room 200, Troy, NY 12180, USA. E-mail: mlb10@health.state.ny.us
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In a study published in this issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology, Lunetta et al.1 present data on a population-based study of drowning in Finland. High rates of drowning among adult males were observed as well as dramatic decreases in rates of drowning over the past 30 years for those aged less than 55 years with the