Cause-specific measures of life years lost
<b>Background</b>: A new measure of the number of life years lost due to specific causes of death is introduced. <b>Methods</b>: This measure is based on the cumulative incidence of death, it does not require "independence" of causes, and it satisfies simple bala...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol29/41/ |