Influence of different upper age limits on the ?years of potential life lost? index
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- other
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 8 (6) , 875-877
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00145336
Abstract
The use of 65, 70 or 75 years as upper age limits for the “Years of Potential Life Lost“ index (YPLL) could influence the relative importance assigned to different causes of premature death. Data from a representative year (1987) in Catalonia (Spain), show that health priorities and comparability among studies are not affected by the use of these upper age limits.Keywords
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