Assessing the burden of disease and injury in Los Angeles County using disability-adjusted life years

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Burden of diseaseGerontologyYears of potential life lostMedicineDisease burdenPoison controlInjury preventionDiseaseDemographyEnvironmental healthLife expectancyPopulationPathology

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 117
Issue: 2
Pages: 185-191
Citations: 41
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                                    Gerald F. Kominski, 
                                
                                    Paul Simon, 
                                
                                    Alex Yat-Man Ho
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            Assessing the burden of disease and injury in Los Angeles County using disability-adjusted life years. 
                            Public Health Reports
                            , 117
                            (2)
                            , 185-191.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-3549(04)50125-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3549(04)50125-5