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quantification of quality of life  

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  • The term quality of life, as used in health research and policy, refers primarily to the quantification of the cost of being in a less-than-perfect health state. Such quantification is motivated largely by economic analyses, which require comparison of all costs and benefits of a policy or situation, including not only mortality and resource costs but also morbidity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Quality of Life, Quantification of]

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