Matrix methods in health demography: a new approach to the stochastic analysis of healthy longevity and DALYs
Abstract Background Increases in human longevity have made it critical to distinguish healthy longevity from longevity without regard to health. Current methods focus on expectations of healthy longevity, and are often limited to binary health outcomes (e.g., disabled vs. not disabled). We present a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Population Health Metrics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-018-0165-5 |