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The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001 -- Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

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The editors of the second edition of Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (DCP2) decided to use the Version 3 GBD estimates for Chapter 3 The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001.
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