title: Deaths due to external causes among adolescents in Hong Kong.
abstract: The authors compared adolescent mortalities due to external causes in two 5-year periods (from 1986-1990 and 1996-2000) in Hong Kong. Leading external causes are traffic accidents and suicide. The mortality rate is comparatively low and has decreased significantly over time. Suicide deaths are, however, on the increase. Monitoring the changing trend is useful in setting public health priorities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, HK SAR. twwong@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Tze Wai
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Tam Wilson Wai
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000639:trends; D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000639:trends; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013405:Suicide / Q000639:trends; D055815:Young Adult