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... Policy priorities have, in turn, been guided by information on mortality and life expectancy, and governments and others have worked to collect comprehensive, reliable, and valid mortality data. As death rates have decreased and life spans have leng~ened, however, people have become increasingly interested in other health goals such as preventing disability, improving functioning, and relieving pain and Be distress caused by other physical and emotional symptoms.
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... Second, summary measures of population health that integrate mortality and morbidity information are increasingly relevant to both public health and medical decisiorunakers. Their actual and proposed uses Include describing differences and trends In the health of populations; informing decisions about alternate uses of public health care dollars; and assessing the costeffectiveness of alternative personal heady care services and technologies.


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