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The global burden of occupational disease [PDF]

Current Environmental Health Reports, 2017
Purpose of Review: Burden of occupational disease estimation contributes to understanding of both magnitude and relative importance of different occupational hazards and provides essential information for targeting risk reduction.
Rushton, L
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Nutritional burden from the global burden of disease

Archives of Medical Science
Material and methods We used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 to calculate the incidence rates of and estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to nutritional deficiencies in 204 countries ...
Jian Wang, Lan Chen, Zhu Chen
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Epidemiology and disease burden of tuberculosis in children: a global perspective [PDF]

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2014
James A Seddon,1 Delane Shingadia21Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK; 2Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UKAbstract: Our understanding of the tuberculosis ...
Seddon JA, Shingadia D
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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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Global burden of human brucellosis : a systematic review of disease frequency [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: This report presents a systematic review of scientific literature published between 1990-2010 relating to the frequency of human brucellosis, commissioned by WHO.
A El Sherbini, A Yacoub, AA Haghdoost, Anna S. Dean, B Bonfoh, B Hernandez, E Jelastopulu, E Schelling, Esther Schelling, F De Massis, F Roth, FK Al-Ani, G Marder, G Pappas, GJ Jennings, Helena Greter, Hélène Carabin, I Avdikou, J Ariza, J Zinsstag, J Zinsstag, JA Al Tawfiq, JA Crump, Jakob Zinsstag, KE Elbeltagy, Lisa Crump, M Minas, MA Al Sekait, MA Idris, MR Hosseini, MR Khorasgani, N Gargouri, O Karabay, QM Abu Shaqra, R Awad, S Vancelik, SA Dahouk, SM Alavi, SR Alballa, TJ Doyle, Z Cetinkaya   +40 more
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Bayesian modelling of population trends in alcohol consumption provides empirically based country estimates for South Africa

Population Health Metrics, 2021
Background Alcohol use has widespread effects on health and contributes to over 200 detrimental conditions. Although the pattern of heavy episodic drinking independently increases the risk for injuries and transmission of some infectious diseases, long ...
Annibale Cois, Richard Matzopoulos, Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, Debbie Bradshaw   +3 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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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to low levels of physical activity in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes, certain cancers and diabetes. The previous South African Comparative Risk Assessment (SACRA1) study assessed the attributable burden of low physical activity for ...
I Neethling, E V Lambert, A Cois, R A Roomaney, O F Awotiwon, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +7 more
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to a diet low in fruit and vegetables in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Low intake of fruit and vegetables is associated with an increased risk of various non-communicable diseases, including major causes of death and disability such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and cancers.
A Cois, N Abdelatief, N Steyn, E B Turawa, O F Awotiwon, R A Roomaney, I Neethling, J D Joubert, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay van-Wyk   +10 more
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Multimorbidity patterns in South Africa: A latent class analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionSouth Africa has the largest burden of HIV worldwide and has a growing burden of non-communicable diseases; the combination of which may lead to diseases clustering in ways that are not seen in other regions.
Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Brian van Wyk, Annibale Cois, Annibale Cois, Victoria Pillay van-Wyk   +5 more
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