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National Burden of Cancers in Tunisia: A Disability Adjusted Life-year Approach

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 2020
Cancer places a considerable burden on society that is reflected in both economic and humanitarian costs. We aimed to estimate the disease burden of cancers in Tunisia using the Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) as a health measure. We performed the
Houda Ben Ayed, Mohamed Hsairi, Sourour Yaich, Habib Feki, Jihene Jedidi, Raouf Karray, Mondher Kassis, Jamel Damak   +7 more
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A narrative review on the burden of migraine: when the burden is the impact on people’s life

The Journal of Headache and Pain, 2019
Background The burden of headache disorders, and of migraine in particular, is multifaceted and fragmented. The aim of this narrative review is to provide a description the main topics underlying the concepts of burden and impact of migraine disorders ...
Matilde Leonardi, Alberto Raggi
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Do clinical trials conducted in India match its healthcare needs? An audit of the Clinical Trials Registry of India

Perspectives in Clinical Research, 2017
Background: India continues to contribute disproportionately to the global burden of disease and public health research output from India is also known to be not commensurate with her healthcare needs.
Mansi Chaturvedi, Nithya J Gogtay, Urmila M Thatte   +2 more
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Measuring the disease burden of seasonal influenza in Germany 2015 - 2020 using the incidence-based disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). [PDF]

BMC Infect Dis
Stapic M, Schulz RS, Tamayo-Cuartero E, Kurth T, Brinks R.   +4 more
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3. Calculating disability adjusted life years [PDF]

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin Supplementary Series, 1900
This chapter introduces the formula used for calculating a DALY and its components. The calculations and formulae are not essential to assessing the effort and time involved in conducting the study, as most of the effort is expended in the data collation and processing stage before the formulae are applied.
Doug Lincoln, David Muscatello
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Estimating and validating disability-adjusted life years at the global level: a methodological framework for cancer

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) link data on disease occurrence to health outcomes, and they are a useful aid in establishing country-specific agendas regarding cancer control.
Soerjomataram Isabelle, Lortet-Tieulent Joannie, Ferlay Jacques, Forman David, Mathers Colin, Parkin D, Bray Freddie   +6 more
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Disability-Adjusted Life Years Averted Versus Quality-Adjusted Life Years Gained: A Model Analysis for Breast Cancer Screening [PDF]

Value in Health, 2021
To quantify the impact of mammography-based screening on the quality of life, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted or quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained can be used. We aimed to assess whether the use of DALYs averted or QALYs gained will lead to different cost-effective screening strategies.Using the microsimulation model MISCAN, we ...
Davidović, Maša, Zielonke, Nadine, Lansdorp-Vogelaar, Iris, Segnan, Nereo, de Koning, Harry J., Heijnsdijk, Eveline AM.   +5 more
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Estimation of disability weight for paragonimiasis: a systematic analysis

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018
Background Paragonimiasis, caused by helminths of the genus Paragonimus spp., is a neglected tropical disease. Human suffering from paragonimiasis is often misunderstood and its quantification by the disability weight of the disability-adjusted life ...
Yun Feng, Thomas Fürst, Lu Liu, Guo-Jing Yang   +3 more
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Global, regional, and national trends in mesothelioma burden from 1990 to 2019 and the predictions for the next two decades

SSM: Population Health, 2023
Objectives: We aimed to analyze the secular trends in mesothelioma burden, the effect of age, period, and birth cohort, and project the global burden over time. Material and methods: Based on the mesothelioma incidence, mortality, and Disability-Adjusted
Wenmin Zhu, Jialin Liu, Yiling Li, Ziwei Shi, Sheng Wei   +4 more
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Burden of cancers in India - estimates of cancer crude incidence, YLLs, YLDs and DALYs for 2021 and 2025 based on National Cancer Registry Program

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background Cancer is the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The cancer burden varies within the regions of India posing great challenges in its prevention and control.
Vaitheeswaran Kulothungan, Krishnan Sathishkumar, Sravya Leburu, Thilagavathi Ramamoorthy, Santhappan Stephen, Dharmappa Basavarajappa, Nifty Tomy, Rohith Mohan, Geetha R. Menon, Prashant Mathur   +9 more
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