Calculation of the disease burden associated with environmental chemical exposures: application of toxicological information in health economic estimation
Abstract Calculation of costs and the Burden of Disease (BoD) is useful in developing resource allocation and prioritization strategies in public and environmental health. While useful, the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) metric disregards subclinical dysfunctions, adheres to stringent causal c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Environmental Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0340-3 |
