Using disability-adjusted life years to set health-based targets: A novel use of an established burden of disease metric

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 439-446

  Gibney, Katherine ^a   Sinclair, Martha ^a   O'Toole, Joanne ^a   Leder, Karin ^a  

^a The Alfred Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; burden of illness; disability adjusted life years; drinking water; health policy; health based targets

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABLED PERSONS; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84880979142     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2013.22     Document Type: Article

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