Cross-national comparability of burden of disease estimates: the European Disability Weights Project

Cross-national comparability of burden of disease estimates: the European Disability Weights Project

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the sources of cross-national variation in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in the European Disability Weights Project. METHODS: Disability weights for 15 disease stages were derived empirically in five countries by means of a standardized procedure and the cross-nati...

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Main Authors: Essink-Bot Marie-Louise, Pereira Joaquin, Packer Claire, Schwarzinger Michael, Burström Kristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Disability evaluation
Cost of illness
Dementia/epidemiology
Women
Data collection/methods
Analysis of variance
Comparative study
Europe
Denmark
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000800009

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