Thursday, April 11 / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM   •   Grand Ballroom B

Session 39:
Mortality of Mexican Populations in the U.S. and in Mexico: Evidence and Methods

Chair: Victor M. Garcia-Guerrero, El Colegio de México
Discussant: Manuel Ordorica, El Colegio de México
Discussant: Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Johns Hopkins University

  1. Mortality Due to Accidents and Violence among Children in Mexico: A Hidden EpidemicRosario Cardenas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

  2. The Recent Upsurge of Homicides among Women in Mexico: Data, Laws and (Lack of) PoliciesCarlos J. Echarri Canovas, El Colegio de México

  3. Mexican Mortality in the U.S.: Data ChallengesElizabeth Arias, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC

  4. Racial and Ethnic Inequality in Adult Survival: Decomposition of Age at Death Variance among U.S. AdultsJoseph T. Lariscy, University of Texas at Austin ; Claudia L. Nau, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health ; Glenn Firebaugh, Pennsylvania State University ; Robert A. Hummer, University of Texas at Austin

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