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Comment
. 2023 Mar;38(3):345-347.
doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-00966-w. Epub 2023 Mar 6.

How should we speak about years of life lost (YLL) values?

Marius Rubo  1 , Peter Czuppon  2
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Comment

How should we speak about years of life lost (YLL) values?

Marius Rubo et al. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023 Mar.
No abstract available

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The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.

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  • Years of life lost.
    Brinks R, Hoyer A, Tamayo T, Kowall B, Rathmann W. Brinks R, et al. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2015 Mar 20;112(12):211. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0211a. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2015. PMID: 25838026 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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