Measuring the burden of neglected tropical diseases: the global burden of disease framework.

Reliable, comparable information about the main causes of disease and injury in populations, and how these are changing, is a critical input for debates about priorities in the health sector. Traditional sources of information about the descriptive epidemiology of diseases, injuries, and risk factor...

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Main Authors: Colin D Mathers, Majid Ezzati, Alan D Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2100367?pdf=render