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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to household air pollution from cooking with solid fuels in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Household air pollution (HAP) due to the use of solid fuels for cooking is a global problem with significant impacts on human health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. HAP remains problematic in South Africa (SA).
R A Roomaney, C Y Wright, E Cairncross, N Abdelatif, A Cois, E B Turawa, O F Owotiwon, I Neethling, B Nojilana, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +11 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high systolic blood pressure in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Ongoing quantification of trends in high blood pressure and the consequent disease impact are crucial for monitoring and decision-making. This is particularly relevant in South Africa (SA) where hypertension is well-established.
B Nojilana, N Peer, N Abdelatif, A Cois, A E Schutte, D Labadarios, E B Turuwa, R A Roomaney, O F Awotiwon, I Neethling, R A Roomaney, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw   +12 more
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Global burden of cardiovascular disease [PDF]

Heart, 2007
It was estimated in 1998 that 85% of the global burden of cardiovascular diseases occurred in low and middle income countries.1,2 Furthermore, about half the deaths in the 1990s attributable to cardiovascular diseases in these countries were in those below the age of 70 years compared with only a quarter in the developed countries.2 Although the ...
Sanderson, J, Mayosi, B, Yusuf, S, Reddy, S, Hu, S, Chen, Z, Timmis, A   +6 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high sodium intake in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Elevated sodium consumption is associated with increased blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease. Objectives.
B Nojilana, N Abdelatif, A Cois, A E Schutte, E Wentzel-Viljoen, E B Turuwa, R A Roomaney, O F Awotiwon, I Neethling, R Pacella, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw   +11 more
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The journey from genetic predisposition to medication overuse headache to its acquisition as sequela of chronic migraine [PDF]

, 2018
Migraine remains one of the biggest clinical case to be solved among the non-communicable diseases, second to low back pain for disability caused as reported by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
Martelletti, Paolo
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The Global Burden of Epilepsy [PDF]

Epilepsia, 2002
Summary: We briefly describe the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) study, its goals, and some of its outcomes as related to neurologic and psychiatric disorders. The summary measure of population health DALYs (Disability Adjusted Life Years) are described, as well as the implications for neuropsychiatric disorders of changing health indicators and the ...
Matilde, Leonardi, T Bedirhan, Ustun
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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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The global burden of cancer 2013 global burden of disease cancer collaboration [PDF]

, 2015
Importance Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. Current estimates of cancer burden in individual countries and regions are necessary to inform local cancer control strategies. Objective To estimate mortality, incidence, years lived with
Abera, SF, Al, A, Ali, R, Allen, C, Alsharif, U, Amare, AT, Antonio, CA, Beardsley, J, Breitborde, N, Campos, I, Cardenas, R, Carpenter, DO, Castaneda-Orjuela, C, Catala-Lopez, F, Cooke, GS, Cowie, B, Dandona, L, Dandona, R, De Leo, D, Dellavalle, R, Deribe, K, DeVeber, G, Dey, S, Dicker, D, Driscoll, T, Eshrati, B, Esteghamati, A, Fereshtehnejad, S-M, Fitzmaurice, C, Forouzanfar, M, Franklin, RC, Geleijnse, J, Gessner, BD, Gotay, C, Green, M, Hafezi-Nejad, N, Hamadeh, RR, Hamavid, H, Hankey, GJ, Hansen, G, Hay, R, Hosgood, HD, Jacobsen, KH, Jin, KY, Jonas, JB, Karimkhani, C, Kazi, DS, Kereselidze, M, Khan, G, Kim, D, Knibbs, L, Krueger, H, Kumar, GA, Leasher, JL, Leigh, J, Li, Y, Lopez, A, Lotufo, PA, Lozano, R, Lucas, R, Lunevicius, R, MacLachlan, J, Maclntyre, MF, Malekzadeh, R, Marcenes, WS, McMahon, B, Mekonnen, W, Melaku, YA, Mills, E, Mokdad, A, Monasta, L, Montico, M, Moore, A, Moradi-Lakeh, M, Mueller, U, Murray, C, Murthy, K, Naghavi, M, Naldi, L, Nash, D, Nolte, S, Oh, I-H, Pain, A, Park, E-K, Patten, S, Pereira, DM, Petzold, M, Plass, D, Pourmalek, F, Rahimi-Movaghar, V, Rojas-Rueda, D, Ronfani, L, Roy, N, Salomon, JA, Sanabria, J, Santos, IS, Schwebel, DC, Sepanlou, SG, Sheikhbahaei, S, Shibuya, K, Shiue, I, Shrime, MG, Simard, EP, Singh, J, Soreide, K, Sreeramareddy, CT, Takahashi, K, Te Ao, B, Thurston, GD, Tillmann, T, Tonelli, M, Trillini, M, Ukwaja, KN, Van Gool, CH, Vasankari, T, Violante, F, Vlassov, VV, Vollset, SE, Vos, T, Wang, H, Weichenthal, S, Weintraub, R, Werdecker, A, Westerman, R, Williams, HC, Wolfe, C, Woodbrook, R, Yano, Y, Yip, P, Yonemoto, N, Younis, M, Yu, C   +131 more
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Global Burden of Thrombosis [PDF]

Circulation Research, 2016
Thromboembolic conditions were estimated to account for 1 in 4 deaths worldwide in 2010 and are the leading cause of mortality. Thromboembolic conditions are divided into arterial and venous thrombotic conditions. Ischemic heart disease and ischemic stroke comprise the major arterial thromboses and deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism comprise ...
Aaron M, Wendelboe, Gary E, Raskob
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Global Burden of Multiple Myeloma ASystematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell neoplasm with substantial morbidity and mortality. A comprehensive description of the global burden of MM is needed to help direct health policy, resource allocation, research, and patient care ...
Allen, Christine, Bach Tran Xuan,, Barac, Aleksandra, Basaleem, Huda, Bensenor, Isabela, Cowan, Andrew J., Cuong Tat Nguyen,, Curado, Maria Paula, Fitzmaurice, Christina, Foreman, Kyle, Gupta, Rahul, Harvey, James, Hosgood, H. Dean, Jakovljevic, Mihajlo, Khader, Yousef, Lad, Deepesh, Libby, Edward N., Linn, Shai, Mantovani, Lorenzo, Mokdad, Ali, Naghavi, Mohsen, Postma, Maarten, Roshandel, Gholamreza, Shackelford, Katya, Sisay, Mekonnen, Tung Thanh Tran,, Ukwaja, Kingsley Nnanna, Vollset, Stein Emil, Vuong Minh Nong,, Weiderpass, Elisabete   +29 more
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