title: Editorial -- Reducing premature mortality among young and middle-aged adults.
abstract: The death of an individual in early and middle adulthood is an untimely event whose tragic effects are experienced by the parents, siblings, partners, children and friends of the deceased individual. Preventing premature death is a foremost goal of health care and public health programs, and of society at large.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Joel G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D061213:Mortality, Premature; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality; D055815:Young Adult