Measuring burden of disease in two inner London boroughs using disability adjusted life years

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-321

  Dodhia, H ^a,b   Phillips, K ^a,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Lambeth Southwark and Lewisham Health Commission   (United Kingdom)

^c Southwark PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Disability adjusted life year; Prioritization; Programme budget

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; UNITED KINGDOM;

BUDGETS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LONDON; MALE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 54249164526     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn015     Document Type: Article

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