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Review
. 2017 Sep 30;36(22):3573-3582.
doi: 10.1002/sim.7357. Epub 2017 Jun 5.

Life years lost among patients with a given disease

Per Kragh Andersen  1
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Review

Life years lost among patients with a given disease

Per Kragh Andersen. Stat Med. .

Abstract

A number of suggested measures of life years lost among patients with a given disease are reviewed, and some new ones are proposed. The methods are all phrased in the framework of a (Markov or non-Markov) illness-death model in combination with a population life table. The methods are illustrated using data on Danish male patients with bipolar disorder, and some recommendations are given. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keywords: illness-death model; life years lost; population life table; restricted mean lifetime.

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