"Global Burden of Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Measure of the burden of disease using the disability-adjusted-life-year (DALY). This time-based measure combines years of life lost due to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health. The metric was developed to assess the burden of disease consistently across diseases, risk factors and regions.
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D000071219
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.425.184 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.091
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Global Burden of Disease" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19: What Should Clinicians and Scientists Do and When? Gastroenterology. 2020 Jun; 158(8):2020-2023.