Urologic diseases in the Islamic Republic of Iran: what are the public health priorities?
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2008; 14 (6): 1338-1348
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-157277
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to estimate the burden of urologic diseases in the Islamic Republic of Iran as a practical method for defining public health priorities. Using World Health Organization guidelines for national burden of disease studies, 6 steps were performed selecting diseases to include; dynamic modelling of diseases; gathering data about urologic diseases; computing the local disability weights of urologic diseases; data analysis with DisMod II; and computing the disability-adjusted life years for each disease. Renal calculus, acute cystitis, chronic prostatitis, benign prostate hyperplasia, male infertility and adult polycystic kidney disease comprised the greatest burden
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
World Health Organization
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Consensus
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Disability Evaluation
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Health Priorities
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2008
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