Meaning burden of disease
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burden of disease


How a disease affects a population in terms of ill-health, risk of death, financial cost of treatment or other recognised indicators.
Source: efsa.europa.eu

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burden of disease


A measure of the impact of disease in a population as measured in mortality, morbidity or economic terms. Knowledge of the burden of disease can help determine where investment in health should be tar [..]
Source: jhsph.edu

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burden of disease


Severity of a health set-back for an individual or population, measured by cost, mortality, morbidity, and other key indicators. Knowledge of the burden of disease can help determine how investment in health should be targeted.
Source: health.gov.on.ca (offline)





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