Improved and standardized method for assessing years lived with disability after burns and its application to estimate the non-fatal burden of disease of burn injuries in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands

Spronk, Inge; W. Edgar, Dale; E. van Baar, Margriet; Wood, Fiona; E. E. Van Loey, Nancy; Middelkoop, Esther; Renneberg, Babette; Öster, Caisa; Orwelius, Lotti; Litleré Moi, Asgjerd; Nieuwenhuis, M.K.; H. van der Vlies, Cornelis; Polinder, Suzanne; A. Haagsma, Juanita

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8233-8

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Improved and standardized method for assessing years lived with disability after burns and its application to estimate the non-fatal burden of disease of burn injuries in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands

Published in BMC Public Health • Jan 29, 2020

Authors:

Inge Spronk

Dale W. Edgar

Margriet E. van Baar

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Burden of disease estimates are an important resource in public health. Currently, robust estimates are not available for the burn population. Our objectives are to adapt a refined methodology (INTEGRIS method) to burns and to apply this new INTEGRIS-burns method to estimate, and compare...

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Medicine

Biostatistics

Public health

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