Variability in the burden of disease estimates with or without age weighting and discounting: a methodological study

Objectives This study examines the impact of the type of method used on the estimation of the burden of diseases.Design Comparison of methods of estimating disease burden.Setting Four metrics of burden of disease estimation, namely, years of potential life lost (YPLL), non-age weighted years of life...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Buckley, Oluwaseun Egunsola, Jacques Raubenheimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e027825.full
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