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An Alternative Measure of Years of Healthy Life

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Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World

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Klementiev, A. (2007). An Alternative Measure of Years of Healthy Life. In: Estes, R.J. (eds) Advancing Quality of Life in a Turbulent World. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5110-4_5

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