Healthy life expectancy for 187 countries, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden Disease Study 2010

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Life expectancyDemographyYears of potential life lostGlobal healthPopulationMedicineComorbidityBurden of diseaseDisability-adjusted life yearLife tableDisease burdenGerontologyMortality ratePopulation healthPublic healthEnvironmental healthPsychiatry

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 380
Issue: 9859
Pages: 2144-2162
Citations: 1072
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                                    Joshua A. Salomon, 
                                
                                    Haidong Wang, 
                                
                                    Michael K Freeman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Healthy life expectancy for 187 countries, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden Disease Study 2010. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 380
                            (9859)
                            , 2144-2162.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61690-0
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61690-0