Disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study.

Salomon, Joshua A;Haagsma, Juanita A;Davis, Adrian;de Noordhout, Charline Maertens;Vos, Theo;et.al.

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  • Salomon, Joshua A
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  • Haagsma, Juanita A
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  • Davis, Adrian
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  • de Noordhout, Charline Maertens
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  • Speybroeck, NikoUCLouvain
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  • Vos, Theo
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Abstract
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study assesses health losses from diseases, injuries, and risk factors using disability-adjusted life-years, which need a set of disability weights to quantify health levels associated with non-fatal outcomes. The objective of this study was to estimate disability weights for the GBD 2013 study.
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