title: [General mortality as a health indicator: the validity of the indicator and its use in community diagnosis].
authors.affiliation: Ist. di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università di Cagliari.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Contu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Argiolas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cintura
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Congiu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scarpa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014798:Vital Statistics