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contexts > demography > vital statistics > morbidity > disease burden
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > morbidity > disease burden
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > morbidity > disease burden
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > morbidity > disease burden

Preferred term

disease burden  

Definition

  • The regional or global impact of disease and related human health hazards. It can be measured in a number of ways, such as the financial cost, or the effect on birth rate or death rate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; disease burden]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BWJHBP3G-1

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