With ageing, function preservation and maintenance of quality of life represent a major goal in an increasing proportion of patients. Life expectancy is a function of age, comorbidity, disability and cancer type and stage. Decision-making involves a delicate balance among all these factors, evaluati
Health impact of pneumoconiosis in Mongolia: Estimation of losses in life expectancy and quality adjusted life expectancy
β Scribed by Shagdarsuren Oyunbileg; Jung-Der Wang; Nyamjav Sumberzul; Yu-Yin Chang; Erdenebayar Erdenchimeg
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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