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This page contains the references for the statistics contained in Lives Too Short - The State of Men's Health.
The State of Men's Health was written in August 2010 and edited in September 2010. The printed poster was printed in October 2010. The statistics will be updated as new ones become available and as resources allow.
4. ONS, Health Statistics Quarterly 47, Autumn 2010
6. General Lifestyle Survey 2008, chapter 7
7. Bajekal M. et al (2006), Focus on Health
9. ONS, Suicide rates in the UK 1991-2008
10. Biehal N, Wade J and Mitchell F. Lost from view: Missing persons in the UK. Bristol: Policy Press; 2003
13. ONS, Mortality: Circulatory diseases - leading cause group, January 2006
14. National Cancer Intelligence Network et al, The Excess Burden of Cancer in Men in the UK
15. Cancer Research UK, Oesophageal cancer - UK incidence statistics, August 2010
16. NHS Information Centre, Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet: England, February 2009
17. A prediction of Obesity Trends for Adults and their associated diseases. Analysis from the Health Survey for England 1993-2007. McPherson K, Brown M, Marsh T and Byatt T. (2010). Available to download from http://www.heartforum.org.uk/
18. NHS Information Centre, Health Survey for England 2008: Volume 1. Physical activity and fitness
19. ONS, Alcohol-related deaths in the United Kingdom, January 2010
20. NHS Information Centre, Statistics on Smoking: England, 2009. September 2009