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A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

open access: yesLancet, The, 2012
Background: Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by-disease analysis. No complete revision of global disease burden caused by risk
Stephen S Lim   +2 more
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The Global Burden of Pleural Diseases

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2023
AbstractPleural diseases include a spectrum of disorders broadly categorized into pneumothorax and pleural effusion. They often cause pain, breathlessness, cough, and reduced quality of life. The global burden of diseases reflects regional differences in conditions and exposures associated with pleural disease, such as smoking, pneumonia, tuberculosis,
Erik, Vakil   +2 more
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Interpreting the global burden of disease

The Lancet, 2002
This article is a commentary on a study that attempted to rank 25 major causes of morbidity and mortality for the whole human population and for its major geographic and developmental divisions. The authors argue that there is too much emphasis placed on the relative rankings of the different risk factors when using a cross-sectional method--which can
John, Powles, Nick, Day
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Otolaryngology and the Global Burden of Disease

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2018
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project provides longitudinal analysis of the global burden of otolaryngologic diseases by measuring the all-cause mortality, years of life lost, the years of life lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years.
James E, Saunders   +2 more
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Global burden of hip fracture: The Global Burden of Disease Study

Osteoporosis International, 2023
This study is the first to measure global burden of hip fracture in patients aged 55 years and older across 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019. Our study further proved that the global burden of hip fracture is still large. Hip fractures among males are perhaps underestimated, and older adults should be given more attention.Hip fracture is
Jing-nan Feng   +5 more
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The Global Burden of Respiratory Disease

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2014
Abstract The Forum of International Respiratory Societies has released a report entitled Respiratory Disease in the World: Realities of Today—Opportunities for Tomorrow. The report identifies five conditions that primarily contribute to the global burden of respiratory disease (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute ...
Thomas, Ferkol, Dean, Schraufnagel
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