Reflections on key methodological decisions in national burden of disease assessments

• Main Authors: Elena von der Lippe (Author), Brecht Devleesschauwer (Author), Michelle Gourley (Author), Juanita Haagsma (Author), Henk Hilderink (Author), Michael Porst (Author), Annelene Wengler (Author), Grant Wyper (Author), Ian Grant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Summary measures of population health are increasingly used in different public health reporting systems for setting priorities for health care and social service delivery and planning. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are one of the most commonly used health gap summary me...