In this article by Thomas A Glass et al (21 August, pp 478-83), the currency conversions given for incomes were wrong. In the first paragraph of the section “Variables used in the analyses” the incomes should have been as follows: <$5000 (<£3125), $5000-9999 (£3125-6250); >$10 000 (>£6250).
. 1999 Oct 23;319(7217):1130.
Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans
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This corrects the article "Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans" on page 478.