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Valuing the years of life lost due to COVID-19: the differences and pitfalls [PDF]

, 2020
Brecht Devleesschauwer, Scott McDonald, Niko Speybroeck, Grant M. A. Wyper   +3 more
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Reflection on modern methods: years of life lost due to premature mortality—a versatile and comprehensive measure for monitoring non-communicable disease mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
The analysis of causes impacting on premature mortality is an essential function of public health surveillance. Diverse methods have been used for accurately assessing and reporting the level and trends of premature mortality; however, many have ...
Ramón Martínez, Patricia Soliz, Roberta Caixeta, P. Ordunez   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Remote Monitoring in Myasthenia Gravis: Exploring Symptom Variability

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, autoimmune disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness and potential life‐threatening crises. While continuous specialized care is essential, access barriers often delay timely interventions. To address this, we developed MyaLink, a telemedical platform for MG patients.
Maike Stein, Maximilian Mönch, Meret Herdick, Frauke Stascheit, Sarah Hoffmann, Hannah Preßler, Philipp Mergenthaler, Carla Dusemund, Paolo Doksani, Haoqi Sun, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Andreas Meisel, Lea Gerischer, Sophie Lehnerer   +13 more
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Trends and disparities in tuberculosis burden in Kazakhstan and Mongolia (2017–2021): a comparative analysis using GBD metrics

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundIn Central Asia, respiratory diseases, particularly tuberculosis (TB), are widespread communicable diseases that significantly impact both individuals and health systems, posing a substantial burden.
Oyunzul Amartsengel, Malika Idayat, Alexander Rommel, Natalya Glushkova, Kairat Davletov, Malik Adenov, Naranzul Dambaa, Lkhagvasuren Khorolsuren, Elena von der Lippe   +8 more
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Years of life lost attributable to air pollution in Switzerland: dynamic exposure-response model [PDF]

, 2017
Background There is debate on how the effect of air pollution should be assessed. We propose an approach to estimate its impact on adult and infant mortality that integrates data from long-term epidemiological studies and studies of interventions to ...
Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte, Egger, Matthias, Künzli, Nino, Röösli, Martin   +3 more
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“Our Largest and Most Varied Life”: Walt Whitman’s Bicentennial [PDF]

, 2019
May 31, 2019 marks Walt Whitman’s two-hundredth birthday. In his lifetime, Whitman was a schoolmaster, journalist, editor, novelist, poet, and more, though his posthumous legacy has depended largely on his career as the author of a distinctly American ...
Bateman, Micah
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Patterns of Postictal Abnormalities in Relation to Status Epilepticus in Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Abnormalities on peri‐ictal diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI‐PMAs) are well‐established for patients with status epilepticus (SE), but knowledge on patterns of DWI‐PMAs and their prognostic impact is sparse. Methods This systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis included observational studies ...
Andrea Enerstad Bolle, Silvana Sarria‐Estrada, Thomas Bonduelle, Bertram Daniel Dynesen, Manuel Toledo, Zhu Chung Che, Kjell Heuser, Anastasios Chatzikonstantinou, Jérôme Aupy, Udaya Seneviratne, Estevo Santamarina Perez, Christoph Patrick Beier   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

741Life expectancy among persons with a disease: the Life Years Lost method and R-package ‘lillies’ [PDF]

, 2021
Oleguer Plana‐Ripoll, John J. McGrath
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Predicting Loss of Ambulation in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy R9

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) results from biallelic variants in FKRP. There is limited data to predict loss of ambulation (LOA) among those with LGMDR9. Methods Participants in an ongoing dystroglycanopathy natural history study (NCT00313677) with FKRP variants who had achieved ambulation and were more than 3 ...
Chandra L. Miller, Lauren N. Coffey, Shelley R. H. Mockler, Katie M. Laubscher, Carrie M. Stephan, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Katherine D. Mathews   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

P10 Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Screenings in Portugal and Years of Life Lost Due to Delayed Diagnoses [PDF]

, 2023
D. Mendes, Daniel Figueiredo, Carlos Alves, Ana Penedones, Beatriz Costa, Francisco Batel Marques   +5 more
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