Disability weights for diseases: A modified protocol and results for a Western European region

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-30

  Stouthard, Marlies E A ^a   Essink Bot, Marie Louise ^b   Bonsel, Gouke J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Composite health outcome measures; DALLY; Person trade off; Public health; Valuation of health status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034109715     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/10.1.24     Document Type: Article

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