An Alternative Mathematical Modeling Approach to Estimating a Reference Life Expectancy

Background. Reference life expectancies inform frequently used health metrics, which play an integral role in determining resource allocation and health policy decision making. Existing reference life expectancies are not able to account for variation in geographies, populations, and disease states....

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Main Authors: Elizabeth R. Stevens, Qinlian Zhou, Glen B. Taksler, Kimberly A. Nucifora, Marc Gourevitch, R. Scott Braithwaite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:MDM Policy & Practice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2381468318814769