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. 2009 Mar-Apr;124(2):197-202.
doi: 10.1177/003335490912400206.

Disability and disability-adjusted life years: not the same

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Disability and disability-adjusted life years: not the same

Scott D Grosse et al. Public Health Rep. 2009 Mar-Apr.
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