Measuring burden of disease in Estonia to support public health policy

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 541-547

  Lai, T ^a   Habicht, J ^b   Kiivet, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; DALY; Estonia; National estimates; Population health; Public health strategy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISABLED PERSONS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349495351     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp038     Document Type: Article

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