Improved and standardized method for assessing years lived with disability after injury

• Main Authors: JA Haagsma (Author), S Polinder (Author), RA Lyons (Author), J Lund (Author), V Ditsuwan (Author), M Prinsloo (Author), JL Veerman (Author), EF van Beeck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To develop a standardized method for calculating years lived with disability (YLD) after injury. METHODS: The method developed consists of obtaining data on injury cases seen in emergency departments as well as injury-related hospital admissions, using the EUROCOST system to link the inju...