zDALY: An adjusted indicator to estimate the burden of zoonotic diseases

The burden of human diseases in populations, or for an individual, is frequently estimated in terms of one of a number of Health Adjusted Life Years (HALYs). The Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is a widely accepted HALY metric and is used by the World Health Organization and the Global Burden o...

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Main Authors: Paul R. Torgerson, Simon Rüegg, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Arie H. Havelaar, Alexandra P.M. Shaw, Jonathan Rushton, Niko Speybroeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:One Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235277141730040X