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Can large language models approximate human perceptions of disease severity? An evaluation using Global Burden of Disease 2010 disability weights

2026-05-04

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<h4>Background</h4> Disability weights (DWs) quantify the severity of health loss and are essential for estimating disability-adjusted life years in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) framework. Conventional DW estimation relies on resource-intensive population surveys that are difficult to update or adapt to emerging health states. Large language models (LLMs) may offer a scalable alternative by approximating hu...

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Literature Corpus work: 5307b8f8-6f9e-5197-9d92-e9469bb2088b
DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.02.26352261

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