Measuring the burden of neglected tropical diseases: the global burden of disease framework.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Colin D Mathers, Majid Ezzati, Alan D Lopez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Daly
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000114; https://doaj.org/article/7898567ce15e4244b1118fc4948d0073

Reliable, comparable information about the main causes of disease and injury in populations, and how these are changing, is a critical input for debates about priorities in the health sector. Traditional sources of information about the descriptive epidemiology of diseases, injuries, and risk factor...