Age-standardized mortality, disability-adjusted life-years and healthy life expectancy in different cultural regions of Guangdong, China: a population-based study of 2005-2015

• Main Authors: Xue-yan Zheng (Author), Xiao-jun Xu (Author), Yi-yang Liu (Author), Yan-jun Xu (Author), Si-xing Pan (Author), Xin-ying Zeng (Author), Qian Yi (Author), Ni Xiao (Author), Li-feng Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Guangdong province is dominated by three cultural regions: Canton, Hakka and Hoklo. However, little is known about the disease burden within these regions, particularly because different population,environmental and socioeconomic risk factors might cause different patterns of mor...