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A screenshot of DisMod II’s main form.
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Description
DisMod II's history is closely connected with that of
the Global Burden of Disease studies. For the Global Burden of Disease 1990 study a computer program called DisMod was developed for the same purpose, and used extensively. Based on the experience of the
users it was decided to develop a new DisMod for the Global Burden of Disease 2000 study that follows the same principles, but avoids some problems of the old DisMod and adds a number of new features.
The design objectives can be summarized as:
A much more user-friendly graphical interface.
A wider range of possible input variables.
Build-in tools for smoothing and fitting.
While DisMod II was developed from the perspective of Global Burden of Disease studies, it may be of use for epidemiologists and public health researchers or anyone else trying to estimate the
epidemiology of a disease.
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Features
Generally three out of a list of seven potential input
variables will suffice to calculate a complete description of a disease.
¨ Extensive context-sensitive help.
¨ Graphical interface.
¨ Database to store and retrieve data (MS Access
format).
¨ Various export formats, including directly to Prevent.
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Product Summary
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DisMod II is a tool to help estimate the epidemiology of a disease. It exploits the fact that disease incidence, prevalence, remission,
case fatality, and mortality are not independent variables.
DisMod II, © World Health Organization.
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Price: Free
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Download
DisMod II version 1.04
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Workshop on Conducting Burden of Disease Studies
The Centre for Burden of Disease and
Cost-Effectiveness, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, conducts an annual eight–day workshop on the Practical Aspects of Conducting a Burden of Disease Study, featuring DisMod II for
the estimation of disease epidemiology.
For details go to the Centre’s website.
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