Calculating disability-adjusted life years to quantify burden of disease

Int J Public Health. 2014 Jun;59(3):565-9. doi: 10.1007/s00038-014-0552-z. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Authors

Brecht Devleesschauwer¹, Arie H Havelaar, Charline Maertens de Noordhout, Juanita A Haagsma, Nicolas Praet, Pierre Dorny, Luc Duchateau, Paul R Torgerson, Herman Van Oyen, Niko Speybroeck

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Health and Society (IRSS), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, Brecht.Devleesschauwer@UGent.be.

PMID: 24752429
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0552-z

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MeSH terms

Age Factors
Cost of Illness*
Disabled Persons / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Models, Economic*
Mortality, Premature
Quality-Adjusted Life Years*
Research Design*