Global burden of disease

International Encyclopedia of Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 59-72

  Mathers, C ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Causes of death; Disability adjusted life year (DALY); Disease modeling; Population health; Priority setting; Summary measures of population health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884448103     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373960-5.00335-X     Document Type: Chapter

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