Multiple-informant ranking of the disabling effects of different health conditions in 14 countries

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Volumn 354, Issue 9173, 1999, Pages 111-115

  Bedirhan Ustun T ^a   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b   Chatterji, Somnath ^a   Saxena, Shekhar ^a   Trotter, Robert ^c   Room, Robin ^b,d   Bickenbach, Jerome ^a,e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0344690103     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)07507-2     Document Type: Article

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