Physical assault in the previous year and total and cause-specific mortality in Russia: a case –control study of men aged 25–54 years

Conclusions: We found that, in our population of working-aged Russian men, there was a strong association between physical assault and mortality from a wide range of causes. Other than direct effects of physical assault on mortality, residual confounding is an important possibility. The association between assault and mortality, particularly from cardiovascular and alcohol-related causes requires replication and further investigation.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research