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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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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 Cardiovascular Disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2011
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) today is responsible for approximately one-third of deaths worldwide, and that figure will surely increase in both developing and developed countries as risk factors for the disease--primarily dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking--continue to increase.
Deaton, Christi, Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan, Wu, Lai Har, Ho, Camille, Shishani, Kawkab, Jaarsma, Tiny   +5 more
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Overview

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. South Africa (SA) faces multiple health challenges. Quantifying the contribution of modifiable risk factors can be used to identify and prioritise areas of concern for population health and opportunities for health promotion and ...
D Bradshaw, V Pillay van-Wyk, I Neethling, R A Roomaney, A Cois, J D Joubert, N Nannan, N Abdelatief, O F Awotiwon, E B Turawa, B Nojilana, P Groenewald, R Matzopoulos, M Prinsloo, E Cairncross, C Y Wright, N Peer, R Pacella, on behalf of the SACRA2 collaborative group   +18 more
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Global and regional burden of first-ever ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke during 1990-2010 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 [PDF]

, 2013
Funding: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.Background: The burden of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke varies between regions and over time. With differences in prognosis, prevalence of risk factors, and treatment strategies, knowledge of stroke ...
Dis, GB, Bennett, DA, Lawes, C.M.M., Anderson, L., Prof. Ralph L Sacco, MD, Thomas Truelsen, MD, Naghavi, Mohsen, Mensah, George A, Murray, C, Prof. Mohsen Naghavi, MD, Wenzhi Wang, PhD, Witt, Emma, Ezzati, M, Witt, E, Anderson, Laurie M., Mensah, G.A., Shinohara, Yukito, Mensah, GA, Feigin, VL, Anderson, LM, Feigin, Valery L, O'Donnell, M., Krishnamurthi, R, Krishnamurthi, R.V., Sacco, Ralph L, Prof. Mohammad H Forouzanfar, MD, Sacco, R.L., Prof. Valery L Feigin, MD, Bennett, D.A., O'Donnell, Martin, Ezzati, Majid, 2010, RFS2G, Krishnamurthi, Rita, Moran, AE, Krishnamurthi, Rita V, Naghavi, M, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H, A Mensah, George, Wang, W, Anderson, Laurie, Ezzati, M., Derrick A Bennett, PhD, Anderson, L, M Anderson, Laurie, Connor, Myles, Forouzanfar, MH, Truelsen, T., Moran, A.E., M M Lawes, Carlene, Emma Witt, MSc, Anderson, Laurie M, Truelsen, T, Wang, Wenzhi, H Forouzanfar, Mohammad, E Moran, Andrew, Lawes, CMM, L Feigin, Valery, Krishnamurthi, R., Barker-Collo, S., Forouzanfar, M.H., Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, MBBS, Murray, C., Bennett, Derrick, Prof. Majid Ezzati, PhD, Carlene M M Lawes, MBChB, Venketasubramanian, N, Bennett, Derrick A, Rita V Krishnamurthi, PhD, Sacco, RL, Shinohara, Y, Krishnamurthi, RV, Naghavi, M., Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy, Lawes, Carlene M M, Feigin, V.L., Witt, E., Connor, M, O'Donnell, M, Barker-Collo, S, GBD Stroke Experts Group, Moran, Andrew E, Prof. Suzanne Barker-Collo, PhD, Laurie M Anderson, PhD, L Sacco, Ralph, O’Donnell, Martin, Truelsen, Thomas, Murray, Christopher, The Lancet Global Health. Volume 1, Issue 5, November 2013, Pages e259–e281, Prof. Andrew E Moran, MD, Barker-Collo, Suzanne, Venketasubramanian, N., Grp, GSE, A Bennett, Derrick, Lawes, CM, Prof. Martin O'Donnell, PhD, Yukito Shinohara, MD, Myles Connor, MBBCh, V Krishnamurthi, Rita, George A Mensah, MD, Wang, W., Connor, M., Shinohara, Y., Prof. Christopher Murray, MD   +102 more
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Reflections on the global burden of disease 2010 estimates. [PDF]

, 2013
Peter Byass and colleagues raise questions about the recent, high-profile Global Burden of Disease estimates.
Zaba, B, Tollman, Stephen M, de Courten, Maximilian, Lucie Laflamme, Stephen M Tollman, de, Courten M, McCaw-Binns, A, Laflamme, Lucie, Osman A Sankoh, Affette McCaw-Binns, Byass, P, Tollman, SM, Maximilian de Courten, Wendy J Graham, Sankoh, Osman A, Graham, WJ, Byass, Peter, Zaba, Basia, Peter Byass, Laflamme, L,, McCaw-Binns, Affette, Graham, Wendy J, Tollman, Stephen M,, Byass, Peter,, Sankoh, OA, Basia Zaba, Laflamme, L   +26 more
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The Global Burden of Occupational Disease [PDF]

Current Environmental Health Reports, 2017
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. This review summarises recent key findings and discusses their impact on occupational regulation and practice.New methods have been developed ...
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Burden of oral disorders, 1990–2019: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Archives of Medical Science, 2023
Introduction The aim of this study was to understand the global incidence and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) of oral disorders by age, gender, region, and Sociodemographic Index (SDI) from 1990 to 2019.
Chengwei Tu, Gege Wang, Zhangyi Hu, Shuyu Wang, Qianqian Yan, Xueying Liu   +5 more
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution (ambient PM2.5 and ambient ozone) in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
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R A Roomaney, E Cairncross, M Tesfaye, T Kapwata, N Abdelatif, C Olivier, K Mathibela, A Cois, I Neethling, J Botai, E B Turawa, O F Awotiwon, K Chetty, B Nojilana, C Y Wright, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +17 more
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Pregnancy and the global disease burden [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2017
Pregnant women experience unique physiological changes pertinent to the effective prevention and treatment of common diseases that affect their health and the health of their developing fetuses. In this paper, the impact of major communicable (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, helminth infections, emerging epidemic viral infections) as well as non ...
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