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Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Edition 6ISBN: 1449645186
book Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill cover

Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Edition 6ISBN: 1449645186
Exercise 12

Why might the YPLL rate be preferred to the YPLL?

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YPLL (Years of potential life cost) can be defined as the scale of evaluating the relative effect of health associated events on a population. It is used to index the misplacement of anticipated years of life, due to untimely death in the population. It is calculated by using the following formula:

    <div class=answer> YPLL (Years of potential life cost) can be defined as the scale of evaluating the relative effect of health associated events on a population. It is used to index the misplacement of anticipated years of life, due to untimely death in the population. It is calculated by using the following formula:


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