Burden of chikungunya in India: estimates of disability adjusted life years (DALY) lost in 2006 epidemic
Background & objectives: During 2006, chikungunya emerged as a major ever known epidemic in India. Disability adjusted life years (DALY) is an appropriate summary measure of population health to express epidemiological burden of diseases. We estimated the burden due to suspected chikungunya usin...
Main Authors: | K. Krishnamoorthy, K.T. Harichandrakumar, A. Krishna Kumari, L.K. Das |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2009-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Vector Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/461026.pdf |
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