Measuring the burden of disease using disability-adjusted life years in Shilin County of Yunnan Province, China

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 148-154

  Zhou, Shang Cheng ^a,b,c   Cai, Le ^c   Wang, Jing ^a   Cui, Shao Guo ^a   Chai, Yun ^a   Liu, Bing ^a   Wan, Chong Hua ^c  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

All causes of death survey data; Burden of disease; Disability adjusted life years; Geographical information system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINA; DISABILITY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH; INFANT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961185631     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-010-0176-8     Document Type: Article

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