Abstract:<b>OBJECTIVE</b>
Diabetes increases the risk of premature mortality and considerably impacts on
work productivity. We sought to examine the impact of diabetes in India, in
terms of excess premature mortality, years of life lost (YLL),
productivity-adjusted life years (PALYs) lost and its associated economic
impact.
<p><b>RESEARCH DESIGN AND
METHODS</b> A lifetable model was constructed to examine
the productivity of the Indian working-age population currently aged 20–59
years wi… Show more
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