Estimating and validating disability-adjusted life years at the global level: a methodological framework for cancer
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) link data on disease occurrence to health outcomes, and they are a useful aid in establishing country-specific agendas regarding cancer control. The variables required to compute DALYs are howev...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/125 |