What is Number of days/years gained or lost - Meaning and definition

Number of days/years gained or lost

Published by Roberto Wenk. Reviewed by Alison Ramsey. Last updated date: January 16, 2019.

A measure of the efficacy of a treatment or habit in terms of increase or decrease in life expectancy.
For instance, 30 years or smoking one or two packs of cigarettes a day results in an average loss of 2,250 days, or about 6 years of life.

Bandolier. EBM glossary. Internet. Accessed on July 3, 2016.

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Number of days/years gained or lost. IAHPC Pallipedia. https://pallipedia.org/number-of-days-years-gained-or-lost/. Accessed