'Avoidable' Deaths Account For Large Part Of Black, White Mortality Gap, Study Finds

'Avoidable' Deaths Account For Large Part Of Black, White Mortality Gap, Study Finds
Preventable or treatable deaths contribute to a large portion of the mortality gap between blacks and whites, according to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. For the study, researcher James Macinko of the