title: Comment on Bridges and Kunselman (2005).
abstract: A case is made that a clear understanding of premature mortality of Status Indians due to suicide, homicide, and motor vehicle accidents must begin with a clear idea of what the indicator, potential years of life lost before age 75 (PYLL), is, and how it was measured or calculated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Sociology, 44-325 Bioethics Building, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA. zekeri@tuskegee.edu
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Zekeri
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002423:Cause of Death; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D011634:Public Health