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life expectancy  

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  • Life expectancy is considered to be the length of survival of a person or a patient. On one hand, this length of survival can be calculated as life expectancy at birth, which represents the number of years an infant is supposed to live throughout his or her life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Life Expectancy]

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