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The burden of tropical diseases
Medical Journal of Australia, 1993More than half the world's population is at risk of the tropical diseases malaria, leprosy, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, and half a billion people are infected with at least one of these diseases.
J H, Remme, P, De Raadt, T, Godal
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Predicted burden of venous disease
Phlebology: The Journal of Venous Disease, 2016Chronic venous disease is a common condition with clinical signs and symptoms ranging from spider veins, to varicose veins, to active venous ulceration. Both superficial and deep venous dysfunction may be implicated in the development of this disease. Socio-economic factors are shaping our population, with increasing age and body mass index resulting ...
Sarah, Onida, Alun Huw, Davies
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Science, 2003
The shift from acute infectious and deficiency diseases to chronic noncommunicable diseases is not a simple transition but a complex and dynamic epidemiological process, with some diseases disappearing and others appearing or reemerging. The unabated pandemic of childhood and adulthood obesity and concomitant comorbidities are affecting both rich and ...
C G Nicholas, Mascie-Taylor +1 more
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The shift from acute infectious and deficiency diseases to chronic noncommunicable diseases is not a simple transition but a complex and dynamic epidemiological process, with some diseases disappearing and others appearing or reemerging. The unabated pandemic of childhood and adulthood obesity and concomitant comorbidities are affecting both rich and ...
C G Nicholas, Mascie-Taylor +1 more
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Onchocerciasis: the burden of disease
Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 1998The greatest burdens related to human onchocerciasis are the result of the eye and skin lesions and severe itching produced by the microfilariae. Although the major manifestations of the disease do show geographical variation (e.g. onchocercal blindness is not a common complication in all endemic countries), they are often sufficiently severe to ...
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 2019
The subject of rare disease numbers is rife with misconceptions, not just in websites and other layman's literature, but also in the medical literature. Various websites mention numbers that are not validated by any solid data, while in turn the medical literature cites the aforementioned websites as sources, thus perpetuating a number of myths about ...
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The subject of rare disease numbers is rife with misconceptions, not just in websites and other layman's literature, but also in the medical literature. Various websites mention numbers that are not validated by any solid data, while in turn the medical literature cites the aforementioned websites as sources, thus perpetuating a number of myths about ...
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Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease: Burden of disease
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, 2012Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is characterized by adult onset of asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), nasal polyposis, and aspirin sensitivity. In this syndrome, each disease component has deleterious effects on the patient's health and quality of life.
Jinny E, Chang +3 more
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The Burden of Digestive Diseases
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 20111. Digestive cancers: $24.1 billion a. $9.5 billion cost of colorectal cancer b. $4.3 billion cost for pancreatic cancer 2. Liver disease: $13.1 billion 3. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD): $12.6 billion 4. Gallstones: $6.2 billion 5. Abdominal wall hernia: $6.1 billion 6. Diverticular disease: $4.0 billion 7. Pancreatitis: $3.7 billion 8.
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The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2011Cardiovascular disease (CVD) today is responsible for approximately one-third of deaths worldwide, and that figure will surely increase in both developing and developed countries as risk factors for the disease--primarily dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking--continue to increase.
Deaton, Christi +5 more
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The Economic Burden of Diverticular Disease
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2016Diverticular disease (DD) of the colon represents a common clinical condition affecting from one-fourth to one-third of the population in developed countries. Several epidemiological studies have clearly shown that in the last decades the rates of clinic visits and hospital admissions for DD and its complications are progressively increased.
Papa, Alfredo, Papa, Valerio
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