The cross-sectional average length of healthy life (HCAL): a measure that summarizes the history of cohort health and mortality
Abstract Background Healthy life years have superseded life expectancy (LE) as the most important indicator for population health. The most common approach to separate the total number of life years into those spent in good and poor health is the Sullivan method which incorporates the health dimensi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Population Health Metrics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-020-00220-5 |