Years of potential life lost

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Years of potential life lost (YPLL) or potential years of life lost(PYLL), is an estimation of the average years a person would have lived if he or she had not died prematurely.[1]

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  1. ^ Gardner JW; Sanborn JS. Years of potential life lost (YPLL)--what does it measure?. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.