Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures (Springer Reference)

Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures (Springer Reference)

Victor R. Preedy (Editor), Ronald R. Watson (Editor)
$549.99
Publication Date: October 7th, 2009
Publisher:
Springer
ISBN:
9780387786643
Pages:
4447
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Description

This handbook features in-depth reviews of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), quality of life and financial measures for over 120 diseases and conditions. Its editors have organized this critical information for maximum access and ease of use, with abstracts, definitions of key terms, summary points, and dozens of figures and tables that can enhance the text or stand alone.

About the Author

Victor R. Preedy is currently Director of the Genomics Centre and Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London. Ronald Ross Watson is a Professor in the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He is a former Director of a National Institutes of Health funded Alcohol Research Center.

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