Volume 187, number 1, p. 20–31 (2017) in the article “Mortality Analysis of the Life Span Study (LSS) Cohort Taking into Account Multiple Causes of Death Indicated in Death Certificates” by Ayako Takamori, Ikuno Takahashi, Fumiyoshi Kasagi, Akihiko Suyama, Kotaro Ozasa and Takashi Yanagawa, the authors have identified several errors in their report.
1. Page 25, Table 3: Footnote “e 95% lower bound last estimate; no feasible lower bound could be estimated” should be deleted.
2. Page 28, Table A2: The right panel (1950–2003) should be replaced with the following. Current contents indicate the results for period 1977–2003.
3. Page 29, Table A3: In footnote “c”, “5%” should be “95%”.