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The steps of the
RPI calculation method are:
- Estimate the attributable risks pertaining to mortality and specific
to the population of interest;
- Use those attributable risks for estimating deaths associated with the
risk factor acting on the population of interest;
- Calculate the mortal component of RPI accounting for both deaths and
YPLL;
- Propose hypotheses allowing estimation of morbidity-related figures
based on the attributable risks pertaining to mortality and on data
collected on bed-days and outpatient visits;
- Calculate the morbid component of RPI accounting for both bed-days and
outpatient visits.
If the data on relative risks and/or prevalence of the risk factor are
unavailable, propose method to infer the data estimates needed based on the
available data. |