Comparative quantification of health risks: Conceptual framework and methodological issues

AUTOR(ES)

Murray, Christopher JL

FONTE

BioMed Central

RESUMO

Reliable and comparable analysis of risks to health is key for preventing disease and injury. Causal attribution of morbidity and mortality to risk factors has traditionally been conducted in the context of methodological traditions of individual risk factors, often in a limited number of settings, restricting comparability.

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