"A comprehensive demographic and epidemiological framework to estimate health gaps (q.v.) for an extensive set of disease and injury causes, and for major risk factors, using all available mortality and health data and methods to ensure internal consistency and comparability of estimates."
Lopez AD, Mathers CD, Ezzati M, et al., editors. Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors. Washington (DC): World Bank; 2006. Glossary. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11818/
Use these databases to find articles in the research literature about GBD concepts, or to find analyses of GBD at the national and subnational level or for specific diseases and conditions.
