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Population Health Metrics, 2022 Introduction Diabetes and chronic kidney diseases are associated with a large health burden in the USA and globally. Objective To estimate age-standardized mortality rates by county from diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease.
Ali H. Mokdad +9 more
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Public health utility of cause of death data: applying empirical algorithms to improve data quality
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2021 Background Accurate, comprehensive, cause-specific mortality estimates are crucial for informing public health decision making worldwide. Incorrectly or vaguely assigned deaths, defined as garbage-coded deaths, mask the true cause distribution.
Sarah Charlotte Johnson +16 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death globally. India carries the highest share of the global TB burden. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted diagnosis of TB in India, yet there is limited data on how TB case reporting has changed
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The prevalence of onchocerciasis in Africa and Yemen, 2000–2018: a geospatial analysis
BMC Medicine, 2022 Background Onchocerciasis is a disease caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted to humans via the bite of several species of black fly, and is responsible for permanent blindness or vision loss, as well as severe skin disease ...
Chris A. Schmidt +8 more
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Health expenditures by services and providers for 195 countries, 2000–2017
BMJ Global Health, 2021 Introduction National Health Accounts are a significant source of health expenditure data, designed to be comprehensive and comparable across countries.
Catherine S Chen +8 more
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Predictive performance of international COVID-19 mortality forecasting models
Nature Communications, 2021 Forecasts of COVID-19 mortality have been critical inputs into a range of policies, and decision-makers need information about their predictive performance.
Joseph Friedman +12 more
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Globalization and Health, 2018 Background Skilled health professionals are a critical component of the effective delivery of lifesaving health interventions. The inadequate number of skilled health professionals in many low- and middle-income countries has been identified as a ...
Angela E Micah +4 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019 Background Antenatal care (ANC) is a means to identify high-risk pregnancies and educate women so that they might experience a healthier delivery and outcome.
Claire R. McNellan +11 more
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Health system strategies to increase HIV screening among pregnant women in Mesoamerica
Population Health Metrics, 2018 Background To propose health system strategies to meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on HIV screening through antenatal care (ANC) services, we assessed predictors of HIV screening, and simulated the impact of changes in these ...
Charbel El Bcheraoui +12 more
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Assessment of the quality of the vital registration system for under-5 mortality in Yucatan, Mexico
Population Health Metrics, 2022 Introduction Vital registration is an important element in health information systems which can inform policy and strengthen health systems. Mexico has a well-functioning vital registration system; however, there is still room for improvement, especially
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