Disability Adjusted Life Years and minimal disease: application of a preference-based relevance criterion to rank enteric pathogens

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Burden of disease estimates, which combine mortality and morbidity into a single measure, are used increasingly for priority setting in disease control, prevention and surveillance. However, because there is no clear exclusion criter...

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Main Authors: Haagsma Juanita A, Havelaar Arie H, Janssen Bas MF, Bonsel Gouke J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/6/1/7