Calculating expected years of life lost for assessing local ethnic disparities in causes of premature death

• Main Authors: Katcher Brian S (Author), Lichtensztajn Daphne Y (Author), Aragón Tomás J (Author), Reiter Randy (Author), Katz Mitchell H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A core function of local health departments is to conduct health assessments. The analysis of death certificates provides information on diseases, conditions, and injuries that are likely to cause death - an important outcome indicat...