Abstract

ROMERO, Manuel; DOMINGUEZ, Emma  and  SEUC, Armando H.. Methodological features to estimate the environmental risk factors burden. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2010, vol.48, n.1. ISSN 0253-1751.

This is the first time that in a national publication to appear the more important methodological concepts and features related to general method adjustment to estimate the risk factors burden, particularly the environmental ones. From approximately 10 years ago the WHO's specialist have made fundamental papers on this subject. Procedure is illustrated with the burden valuation attributable to "water and disinfection" as an environmental risk factor in Cuba. The aim of present paper is to contribute to a greater knowledge and debate on these techniques what possibly could to lead to its gradual application and to wise use of results in the decision-making related to environmental health.

Keywords : burden of disease; environmental risk factors; DALYs.

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