Session 169:
Adult Mortality II: Behaviors and Diseases
Chair: Miles G. Taylor, Florida State University
Discussant: Takashi Yamashita, Miami University
Nativity, Cigarette Smoking, and the Hispanic Mortality Advantage in the United States Andrew Fenelon, University of Pennsylvania
Obesity and U.S. Adult Mortality: A Bigger Picture of the Growing Threat Ryan K. Masters, Columbia University ; Daniel A. Powers, University of Texas at Austin ; Bruce Link, Columbia University ; Eric N. Reither, Utah State University ; Andrew E. Burger, Utah State University
Alcohol Consumption and Mortality Risks in the U.S.: Less Protective Benefit than Previously Thought? Brian Rostron, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ; Savet Hong, University of California, Berkeley
Shifting Battles in the War on Cancer Samir Soneji, Dartmouth College
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