Opening the debate on DALYs

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-183

  Barker, Carol ^a,b,c   Green, Andrew ^a,b  

^a NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c International Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029893169     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/11.2.179     Document Type: Short Survey

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