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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that causes of death differ in their relationship to social class, but we lack a more comprehensive description of this variation. The present study provides a detailed and extensive list of social class differences for a large number of specific causes of death. METHODS All deaths between 1991 and 2003 in Sweden were linked with information on household...

A 63-years-old man was found dead with the body soaking in water lying face up on a riverbank. Autopsy and diatom examination demonstratedthatthecauseofdeathwasdrowning. He had undergone hypophysectomy 20years earlier. Autopsy, pathological and endocrinological findings demonstrated secondary and chronic hypothyroidism, hypogonadism, and adrenal insufficiency.Thecadaverhadfallenintotheriver,and...