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. 2011:53 Suppl 2:s72-7.

[Burden of disease in Latin America]

[Article in Spanish]
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  • PMID: 21877095
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[Burden of disease in Latin America]

[Article in Spanish]
Héctor Gómez Dantés et al. Salud Publica Mex. 2011.

Abstract

Objective: To describe the burden of disease studies made in the region, identify the main priorities in health from the indicator Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs).

Material and methods: By the use of DALYs identify the burden of disease in the countries in the network.

Results: DALYs emphasize the emergency of mental disorders, diabetes mellitus in women and the disorders associated with alcohol consumption and injuries in men.

Conclusions: Latin America is the region with more national studies of burden of disease, using a standardized methodology, that allows identifying new health priorities which are pressing to the health services; for that reason these results constitute an element to take into account in the establishment of public policies in each country.

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