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Differing Methods and Definitions Influence DALY estimates: Using Population-Based Data to Calculate the Burden of Convulsive Epilepsy in Rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: The disability adjusted life year (DALY) is a composite measure of disease burden that includes both morbidity and mortality, and is relevant to conditions such as epilepsy that can limit productive functioning. The 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study introduced a number of new met...
Autores principales: | Wagner, Ryan G., Ibinda, Fredrick, Tollman, Stephen, Lindholm, Lars, Newton, Charles R., Bertram, Melanie Y. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689490/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26697856 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145300 |
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