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Multimorbidity in South Africa: a systematic review of prevalence studies

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To review prevalence studies of multimorbidity in South Africa to identify prevalence estimates, common disease clusters and factors associated with multimorbidity.Design Systematic review.Setting South Africa (general community and healthcare
Brian van Wyk, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney   +2 more
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Disease Burden of Congenital Toxoplasmosis [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2007
Although the outcomes of toxoplasmosis have been well documented, an integrated estimate of the impact of this infection on the health status of the population is not available. "Disability-adjusted life years" are the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability, weighted for the severity of the illness.
Havelaar, AHrivm, Kemmeren, JMrivm, Kortbeek, LMrivm   +2 more
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Relation between the Global Burden of Disease and Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted in Latin America Published in the Five Leading Medical Journals [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Since 1990 non communicable diseases and injuries account for the majority of death and disability-adjusted life years in Latin America. We analyzed the relationship between the global burden of disease and Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs ...
Ortiz, Z, Perel, P, Ortiz, Zulma, Juan Pablo Casas, Miranda, JJ, Casas, JP, Miranda, J Jaime, Casas, Juan Pablo, Pablo Perel, J Jaime Miranda, Zulma Ortiz, Perel, Pablo   +11 more
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Inequity in the Distribution of Non-Communicable Disease Multimorbidity in Adults in South Africa: An Analysis of Prevalence and Patterns

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objectives: The present study examined the prevalence and patterns of non-communicable disease multimorbidity by wealth quintile among adults in South Africa.Methods: The South African National Income Dynamics Study Wave 5 was conducted in 2017 to ...
R. A. Roomaney, R. A. Roomaney, B. van Wyk, A. Cois, A. Cois, V. Pillay-van Wyk   +5 more
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The burden of lung disease [PDF]

Thorax, 2006
A timely reminder of the needs of people with respiratory disease in the UK The range of clinical conditions included under the umbrella of “respiratory medicine” is wide. From cancers to obstructive sleep apnoea, interstitial lung disease to airways disease, occupational lung disease to respiratory infections, there is a variety present in ...
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An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Estimating the burden of disease attributable to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in ambient air requires knowledge of both the shape and magnitude of the relative risk (RR) function.
Smith, KR, Hwashin H. Shin, H. Ross Anderson, Diver, W. Ryan, Hubbell, Bryan, Laden, F, Prüss-Ustün, Annette, Burnett, RT, Bruce, Nigel G., Shin, HH, Kan, H, C. Arden Pope, Susan M. Gapstur, Ezzati, M, Singh, G, Turner, Michelle C., Olives, C, Majid Ezzati, Kirk R. Smith, Anderson, H. Ross, Anderson, HR, Prüss-Ustün, A, Casey Olives, Burnett, Richard T., Balmes, John R., Olives, Casey, Smith, Kirk R., Nigel G. Bruce, W. Ryan Diver, Kan, Haidong, Balmes, JR, Richard T. Burnett, Mehta, S, Hubbell, B, Michael Brauer, Mehta, Sumi, Gapstur, Susan M., Laden, Francine, Pope, C. Arden, John R. Balmes, Singh, Gitanjali, Ezzati, Majid, Annette Prüss-Ustün, Pope, CA, Turner, MC, Cohen, A, Cohen, Aaron, Lim, Stephen S., Aaron Cohen, Lim, SS, Stephen S. Lim, Bruce, NG, Brauer, Michael (Of University of British Columbia), Gitanjali Singh, Pope III, C. Arden, Gapstur, SM, Shin, Hwashin H., Brauer, Michael, Diver, WR, Sumi Mehta, Francine Laden, Brauer, M, Bryan Hubbell, Haidong Kan, Pruess-Ustuen, Annette, Michelle C. Turner   +65 more
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Careful planning required for the transition to electronic cause of death registration

South African Medical Journal
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N Nannan, P Groenewald , D Bradshaw , R Matzopoulos   +3 more
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From the burden of disease to the disease of burden

South African Journal of Science
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Heidi Matisonn, Jacqueline Hoare
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The Burden of Fungal Diseases in Romania [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2018
Objective: To estimate for the first time the burden of fungal infections in Romania. Methods: Data derived from the World Health Organization (WHO), National Institute of Statistics, Romanian public health agencies and non-profit health organizations, and published annual reports on local epidemiology were used in the present study.
Mihai Mareș, Valentina Moroti-Constantinescu, David Denning   +2 more
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The Burden of Disease and Injury in Serbia [PDF]

The European Journal of Public Health, 2006
In the last decade of the 20th century, a considerable effort has been put into the development of summary measures of population health that combine information on mortality and non-fatal health outcomes. We used the DALYs (Disability adjusted life years) method to assess the burden of disease and injury in the population of Serbia.Our study, largely ...
Slavenka, Jankovic, Hristina, Vlajinac, Vesna, Bjegovic, Jelena, Marinkovic, Sandra, Sipetic-Grujicic, Ljiljana, Markovic-Denic, Nikola, Kocev, Milena, Santric-Milicevic, Zorica, Terzic-Supic, Natasa, Maksimovic, Ulrich, Laaser   +10 more
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