Urologic diseases in the Islamic Republic of Iran: what are the public health priorities?
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2008; 14 (6): 1338-1348
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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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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Organisation mondiale de la santé
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Consensus
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Évaluation de l'invalidité
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Priorités en santé
Type d'étude:
Guide de pratique
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
East Mediterr Health J.
Année:
2008
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