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Disability-Adjusted Life Years  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • DALYs

Scope note

  • It is the sum of years of life lost due to PREMATURE MORTALITY and the number of years lived with disability, due to disease or health condition in a population. This is a measurement of BURDEN OF DISEASE.

History note

  • 2022

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000087509

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