Dealing with uncertainties in environmental burden of disease assessment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) combine the number of people affected by disease or mortality in a population and the duration and severity of their condition into one number. The environmental burden of disease is the number of DALYs that can be attribute...

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Main Authors: van der Sluijs Jeroen P, Petersen Arthur C, Knol Anne B, Lebret Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/21