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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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One DALY signifies?
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The correct answer is  ANSWER: (B) 1 lost year of healthy lifeREF: Park 20th edition page 26DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR (DALY):DALY is a measure of the burden of disease in a population and the effectiveness of the intervention. DALYs express years of life lost to premature death and years lives with disability adjusted for the severity of the disability. One DALY is "one lost year of healthy life"