title: Opening the debate on DALYs (disability-adjusted life years).
abstract: The 1993 World Development Report is proving to be an influential document for the development of the health sector policies in developing countries. One important aspect of the Report concerns its proposals for Disability Adjusted Life Years as a measure of health change and hence effectiveness of interventions. This article comments on the use of such measures in the health policy arena.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D003906:Developing Countries; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006302:Health Services Research; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D016896:Treatment Outcome