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Distributing the burdens of climate change [PDF]

, 2007
Global climate change raises many questions for environmental political theorists. This article focuses on the question of identifying the agents that should bear the financial burden of preventing dangerous climate change.
Alley R., Buchanan A., Caney S., Casal P., Edward A. Page, Grubb M., Meyer L.H., Parfit D., Parfit D., Parry I., Raz J., Singer P., Temkin L.S.   +12 more
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HPV: The global burden [PDF]

Nature, 2012
Human papillomavirus (HPV) has become synonymous with cervical cancer, but its actual footprint is much bigger, by James Mitchell Crow.
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Multimorbidity Patterns in a National HIV Survey of South African Youth and Adults

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionInformation pertaining to multimorbidity is frequently informed by studies from high income countries and it is unclear how these findings relate to low and middle income countries, where the burden of infectious disease is high. South Africa
Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Brian van Wyk, Annibale Cois, Annibale Cois, Victoria Pillay-van Wyk   +5 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high fasting plasma glucose in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Worldwide, higher-than-optimal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is among the leading modifiable risk factors associated with all- cause mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to the direct sequelae of diabetes and the ...
V Pillay van-Wyk, A Cois, A P Kengne, R A Roomaney, N Levitt, E B Turawa, N Abdelatief, I Neethling, O F Awotiwon, B Nojilana, J D Joubert, R Pacella, D Bradshaw   +12 more
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Global burden of COPD [PDF]

Respirology, 2015
AbstractIt is estimated that the world population will reach a record 7.3 billion in 2015, and the high burden of chronic conditions associated with ageing and smoking will increase further. Respiratory diseases in general receive little attention and funding in comparison with other major causes of global morbidity and mortality.
López-Campos, José Luis, Tan, Wan, Soriano, Joan B   +2 more
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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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Epidemiology and disease burden of tuberculosis in children: a global perspective [PDF]

, 2014
Our understanding of the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in children is incomplete due to challenges in diagnosis and reporting. Children have also been largely excluded from research and advocacy.
Seddon, JA, Shingadia, D
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Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to iron deficiency in South Africa, 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Worldwide, iron deficiency, and consequent iron-deficiency anaemia, remains the most common nutritional disorder. Iron-deficiency anaemia mostly affects young children and women of reproductive age, especially in Asia and Africa.
O F Awotiwon, A Cois, R Pacella, E B Turawa, M A Dhansay, L Stuijvenberg, D Labadarios, R A Roomaney, I Neethling, B Nojilana, N Abdelatif, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +12 more
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Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean region : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives We used the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2015 study results to explore the burden of high body mass index (BMI) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Methods We estimated the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (
Gill, Paramjit, HASH(0x55aa09ab8718), Mokdad, Ali H.   +2 more
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The global burden of injuries [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health, 2000
The traditional view of injuries as "accidents", or random events, has resulted in the historical neglect of this area of public health. However, the most recent estimates show that injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability in the world. They affect all populations, regardless of age, sex, income, or geographic region.
E G, Krug, G K, Sharma, R, Lozano
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