Comparative quantification of health risks: Conceptual framework and methodological issues

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ComparabilityMedicineCausality (physics)DiscountingDiseaseContext (archaeology)PopulationPopulation healthAttributionRisk analysis (engineering)Public healthRisk factorEpidemiologyRisk assessmentEnvironmental healthActuarial scienceComputer sciencePsychologyPathologySocial psychologyGeography

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Year: 2003
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                                    Christopher J L Murray, 
                                
                                    Majid Ezzati, 
                                
                                    Alan D López
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Comparative quantification of health risks: Conceptual framework and methodological issues. 
                            Population Health Metrics
                            , 1
                            (1)
                            , 1-1.
                            https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-1-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-1-1