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SUBMITTER: Lee JY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5081295 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Jin Yong JY Ock Minsu M Kim Seung Hoon SH Go Dun Sol DS Kim Hyun Joo HJ Jo Min Woo MW
Journal of Korean medical science 20161101
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE) is a summary measurement that estimates the average number of years that a person at a given age can expect to live an equivalent of full health. HALE has not been previously reported at national or regional levels in Korea. This study aimed to measure HALE from 2005 to 2011 in Korea at both the national and regional levels as part of the Korean National Burden Study of 2012. To measure life expectancy (LE) and HALE, we used the life table method and an app ...[more]