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There are a number of measurements which can be used to measure global health.  
There are a number of measurements which can be used to measure global health.  


The DALY is frequently used as a measure of "disease burden" which is defined as the impact of a health problem as measure by mortality, morbidity and financial cost.
The DALY is frequently used as a measure of disease burden.


=== DALY  ===
=== DALY  ===
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DALY = Disability Adjusted Life Year<br>  
DALY = Disability Adjusted Life Year<br>  


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== Summary  ==
== Summary  ==

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

Units of Measurement[edit | edit source]

There are a number of measurements which can be used to measure global health.

The DALY is frequently used as a measure of disease burden.

DALY[edit | edit source]

DALY = Disability Adjusted Life Year


Summary[edit | edit source]

Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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