Disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study

• Main Authors: Prof. Joshua A Salomon, PhD (Author), Juanita A Haagsma, PhD (Author), Prof. Adrian Davis, PhD (Author), Charline Maertens de Noordhout, MD (Author), Suzanne Polinder, PhD (Author), Arie H Havelaar, PhD (Author), Alessandro Cassini, MPH (Author), Brecht Devleesschauwer, PhD (Author), Prof. Mirjam Kretzschmar, PhD (Author), Prof. Niko Speybroeck, PhD (Author), Prof. Christopher J L Murray, MD (Author), Prof. Theo Vos, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study assesses health losses from diseases, injuries, and risk factors using disability-adjusted life-years, which need a set of disability weights to quantify health levels associated with non-fatal outcomes. The objective of this study was to estimate...