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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to unsafe water and lack of sanitation and hygiene in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. The incidence of diarrhoeal disease is closely linked to socioeconomic and environmental factors, household practices and access to health services.
N Nannan, I Neethling, A Cois, R Laubscher, E B Turawa, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +7 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. A high body mass index (BMI) is associated with several cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, cancers, and other selected health conditions. Objectives.
D Bradshaw, J D Joubert, N Abdelatief, A Cois, E B Turawa, O F Awotiwon, R A Roomaney, I Neethling, R Pacella, V Pillay van-Wyk   +9 more
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Global incidence, prevalence and disease burden of silicosis: 30 years’ overview and forecasted trends

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Globally, silicosis accounts for 90% of all pneumoconiosis cases and is a serious public health issue. It is characterized by progressive inflammation and irreversible pulmonary fibrosis.
Xin Liu, Qingtao Jiang, Peihong Wu, Lei Han, P. Zhou   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to raised low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the most important contributor to atherosclerosis, a causal factor for ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and ischaemic stroke.
I Neethling, N Peer, A Cois, B Nojilana, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay van-Wyk   +6 more
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Pathogen burden and cortisol profiles over the day [PDF]

, 2009
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) regulation in adults is influenced by early psychosocial adversity, but the role of infectious disease history is poorly understood.
Bergstrom, S, Gylfe, A, Henderson, B, Shamaei-Tousi, A, Steptoe, A   +4 more
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Rapid mortality surveillance using a national population register to monitor excess deaths during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in South Africa

Genus, 2021
This paper describes how an up-to-date national population register recording deaths by age and sex, whether deaths were due to natural or unnatural causes, and the offices at which the deaths were recorded can be used to monitor excess death during the ...
Rob E. Dorrington, Tom A. Moultrie, Ria Laubscher, Pam J. Groenewald, Debbie Bradshaw   +4 more
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Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to smoking in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Ongoing quantification of the disease burden attributable to smoking is important to monitor and strengthen tobacco control policies. Objectives.
P Groenewald, R Pacella, F Sitas, O F Awotiwon, N Vellios, C J van Rensburg, S Manda, R Laubscher, B Nojilana, J D Joubert, D Labadarios, L Ayo-Yusuf, R A Roomaney, E B Turawa, I Neethling, N Abdelatif, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw   +17 more
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Exceptional aggressiveness of cerebral cavernous malformation disease associated with PDCD10 mutations. [PDF]

, 2015
PurposeThe phenotypic manifestations of cerebral cavernous malformation disease caused by rare PDCD10 mutations have not been systematically examined, and a mechanistic link to Rho kinase-mediated hyperpermeability, a potential therapeutic target, has ...
Akers, Amy L, Austin, Cecilia, Awad, Issam A, De Souza, Jorge Marcondes, Gallione, Carol J, Gunel, Murat, Lee, Connie, Marchuk, Douglas A, McDonald, David A, Mikati, Abdul Ghani, Min, Wang, Rebeiz, Tania, Rorrer, Autumn, Shenkar, Robert, Shi, Changbin, Stockton, Rebecca A, Zhang, Lingjiao   +16 more
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Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Through 2050

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question What will the global and regional burden of COPD be in terms of cases and prevalence by 2050? Findings In this modeling study, global COPD prevalence was projected to approach 600 million cases worldwide by 2050, which represents a ...
E. Boers, Meredith A Barrett, Jason G. Su, A. Benjafield, Sanjeev Sinha, Leanne Kaye, Heather J. Zar, V. Vuong, Daniela Téllez, R. Gondalia, Mary B. Rice, Carlos Nunez, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, A. Malhotra   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Service delivery models that promote linkages to PrEP for adolescent girls and young women and men in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

BMJ Open, 2023
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an emerging biomedical prevention intervention. Documenting PrEP service delivery models (SDMs) that promote linkage to and continuation of PrEP will inform guidelines and maximise roll-out.Objectives To ...
Witness Chirinda, Trisha Ramraj, Ferdinand C Mukumbang, Edward Nicol, Catherine Mathews, Babalwa Zani, Wisdom Basera, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Kim Jonas, Ngcwalisa Jama, Tracy McClinton Appollis, Darshini Govindasamy, Eunice B Turawa   +12 more
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