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disability adjusted life year

disability adjusted life year is the alternative form of disability-adjusted life year.

Meaning of disability-adjusted life year

Noun

disability-adjusted life year (plural disability-adjusted life years)

  1. A measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.
    Synonyms:
    DALY

Forms of disability adjusted life year

pluraldisability adjusted life years

Questions about disability adjusted life year

What is disability adjusted life year the alternative form of?
Disability adjusted life year is the alternative form of disability-adjusted life year.

Words near disability adjusted life year in the dictionary

  1. dis legomenon
  2. dis-
  3. dis-ease
  4. disabilities
  5. disability
  6. disability adjusted life year
  7. disability adjusted life years
  8. disability dongle
  9. disability sport
  10. disability sports
  11. disability-adjusted life year

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