A consumer trip into the world of the DALY calculations: An Alice-in-Wonderland experience

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 113-116

  Bastian, Hilda ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Disability adjusted life years (DALYs); Reproductive health; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034043827     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(00)90012-0     Document Type: Note

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