Use of DALYs in economic analyses on interventions for infectious diseases: a systematic review

A systematic literature review was performed on full economic evaluations of infectious disease interventions using disability-adjusted life years (DALY) as outcome measure. The search was limited to the period between 1994 and September 2011 and conducted in Medline, SciSearch and EMBASE databases....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection 2015-07, Vol.143 (9), p.1791-1802
Hauptverfasser:	OOSTVOGELS, A. J. J. M., DE WIT, G. A., JAHN, B., CASSINI, A., COLZANI, E., DE WAURE, C., KRETZSCHMAR, M. E. E., SIEBERT, U., MÜHLBERGER, N., MANGEN, M.-J. J.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Communicable Disease Control - economics Cost analysis Cost-Benefit Analysis Discount rates Guidelines as Topic Health care policy Herd immunity Humans Infectious diseases Intervention Life expectancy Monte Carlo simulation Mortality Pathogens Quality-Adjusted Life Years Review REVIEW ARTICLE World Health Organization
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Zusammenfassung:	A systematic literature review was performed on full economic evaluations of infectious disease interventions using disability-adjusted life years (DALY) as outcome measure. The search was limited to the period between 1994 and September 2011 and conducted in Medline, SciSearch and EMBASE databases. We included 154 studies, mostly targeting HIV/AIDS and malaria with most conducted for African countries (40%) and
ISSN:	0950-2688 1469-4409
DOI:	10.1017/S0950268814001940