Haugeberg G, Kriz S
Naerlandheimen sentralinsititusjon for psykisk utviklingshemmede, Naerbø.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1991 Aug 10;111(18):2255-7.
At Naerlandheimen Central Institution for mentally retarded a retrospective enquiry was conducted into causes of death. The enquiry included 186 deaths during the period from 1948 to January 1, 1990. The average age of deceased persons was 37.9 years. In approximately 40% of the cases infections were stated as the cause of death. All in all 32.5% of deaths were due to infections of the respiratory system, and diseases of the central nervous system constituted 8.9%. Cancer and coronary heart diseases, which dominate the statistics of causes of death in the average population, constituted respectively only 2.4% and 4.1% of the deaths.
在奈勒兰海姆智障者中央机构对死亡原因进行了回顾性调查。该调查涵盖了1948年至1990年1月1日期间的186例死亡病例。死者的平均年龄为37.9岁。在大约40%的病例中，感染被列为死亡原因。总体而言，32.5%的死亡是由呼吸系统感染导致的，中枢神经系统疾病占8.9%。在普通人群的死亡原因统计中占主导地位的癌症和冠心病，在这些死亡病例中分别仅占2.4%和4.1%。
