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    Individual Disability-Adjusted Life Year: A Summary Health Outcome Indicator Used for Prospective Studies

    In order to assess global health at individual level in prospective studies, a standard summary indicator of health – Individual DALY was established. It integrated all kind of disease into one measure, reflec...

    P. Zhang, M. Woodward, J. Shen, Y. Wu in Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of… (2010)

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    Years of Life Lost from Lung, Stomach, Liver and Cervical Cancers: An Evaluation of the Top Cancer Killers

    Based on GLOBOCAN 2002 data, lung, stomach, and liver cancers are the top three cancer killers in both sexes worldwide; cervical cancer is the third most com...

    B. Y. Goldstein, F. I. Bray, D. M. Parkin… in Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of… (2010)

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    Alternative Therapies and Quality of Life

    Nearly half of adults in the United States use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) every year, and Americans are visiting CAM practitioners more fre...

    J. X. Zhang in Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures (2010)

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    Quality of Life Measures in the Elderly and the Role of Social Support in Elderly Chinese

    China has stepped into an ageing society. Factors such as it's massive population, rapidly evolving societal structure and still develo** economy make China's situation unique. The elderly Chinese person fac...

    L. Zhang, R. Hunter, C. Shao in Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures (2010)