Disability weights for vision disorders in Global Burden of Disease study

The Lancet ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 381 (9860) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh R Taylor ◽  
Jost B Jonas ◽  
Jill Keeffe ◽  
Janet Leasher ◽  
Kovin Naidoo ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Joshua A. Salomon

This chapter defends the view that it is possible to measure the quantity of health and not simply the value of health and that the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) shows how this might be done. The author begins by offering a brief introduction to the GBD, focusing in particular on the evolution of measurement constructs and approaches pertaining to disability weights over the first several iterations of the GBD. The author then describes the new approach to disability weights measurement taken in the GBD 2010 study. Based on this, the chapter presents a conceptual framework and empirical evidence to support the claim that it is possible to measure quantities of health.


The Lancet ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 380 (9859) ◽  
pp. 2129-2143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua A Salomon ◽  
Theo Vos ◽  
Daniel R Hogan ◽  
Michael Gagnon ◽  
Mohsen Naghavi ◽  
...  

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