Results 261 to 270 of about 2,210,830 (297)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Potential Years of Life Lost and Preventable Years of Life Lost : A Primer
2021The Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) is a measure, or metric, that captures the number of years of life lost due to death from an adverse event. In essence, one PYLL can be thought of as one year of life lost due to a premature death. The Preventable Years of Life Lost (PrYLL) is a measure calculated in the same way as PYLL, except it considers only
openaire +1 more source
Automobile Accidents: Potential Years of Life Lost
Pediatrics, 1983Regular readers of Pediatrics have been kept apprised of advancements in the prevention of childhood deaths and injuries from automobile accidents. The American Academy of Pediatrics initiated the "First Ride—A Safe Ride," which has endorsed programs ranging from prenatal education of parents to state legislation.
openaire +2 more sources
Predictive factors of years of potential life lost by colorectal cancer
European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2008To evaluate the impact of colorectal cancer (CRC) by estimating the years of potential life lost (YPLL) by this neoplasm in a cohort of patients, as well as to define the predictive factors of YPLL.A descriptive cross-sectional study of 980 consecutive patients diagnosed and treated because of CRC in our institution between 1985 and 2002 was carried ...
Perez-Palma, Julian +5 more
openaire +3 more sources
Years of potential life lost: Evaluating premature cancer death in men
Journal of Community Health, 1989Cancer is one of the most serious health concerns facing the nation. Health care policy makers who determine cancer research and treatment priorities must analyze death rates as an indicator of public health priorities. Two additional indexes that account for premature death include years of potential life lost (YPLL) and potential years of life lost ...
P C, Friman, J W, Finney, J M, Leibowitz
openaire +2 more sources
Potential years of life lost in countries of Southeast Asia
Social Science & Medicine. Part D: Medical Geography, 1980Abstract A measure of potential years of life lost (PYLL) is used to compare causes of death among several Southeast Asian countries to determine their positions in the epidemiologic transition. PYLL reduces the relative importance of degenerative diseases that affect older people and is easily calculated.
openaire +2 more sources
The suicide burden: an estimate of potential years of life lost
Russian Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2023In Russia, the socioeconomic damage caused by suicide is monitored by the State based on a mortality rate and through preventive measures aimed primarily at child and adolescent deaths. However, the model cannot take into account both the number of deaths and the age at which death occurred, making assessing losses and preventive measures less ...
A.V. Lidova +2 more
openaire +1 more source
Years of potential life lost after hip fracture among postmenopausal women
Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 1992From January 1987 and onwards all cases of hip fracture in Arhus County, Denmark, were registered in a prospective multicenter investigation. Until December 1990, 2273 postmenopausal women (greater than 50 years) with first hip fractures were registered. Of these 643 sustained a hip fracture in 1988.
S, Eiskjaer +4 more
openaire +2 more sources
Social class gradients in years of potential life lost in Switzerland
Social Science & Medicine, 1993Analysis of the official Swiss mortality data have shown considerable social differences. In an earlier study of Swiss men aged 15-74 for the period 1979-1982 the social class mortality differentials have been analysed using standardized mortality ratios (SMR).
Beer, Valeria +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Estimation of population-based cancer-specific potential years of life lost in Belgium
European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2017The potential years of life lost (PYLL) observed in a cohort of cancer patients cannot be fully assigned to the cancer as both cancer-related and non-cancer-related deaths contribute. A method is presented to decompose the observed all-cause PYLL into cancer mortality and population background mortality fractions when cause of death information is not ...
Geert, Silversmit +2 more
openaire +2 more sources
Years of potential life lost among a Native American population.
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 1989The determination of years of potential life lost (YPLL) can aid in monitoring changes in premature mortality among various population groups. While premature mortality has been shown to differ among blacks and whites, patterns of YPLL have not been well established among other racial groups.
M C, Mahoney +4 more
openaire +1 more source