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Determination of the burden of spinal cord injury and limb amputation as a result of the bam earthquake in 2004

open access: yesArchives of Trauma Research, 2018
Background and Objectives: This study aimed at investigating the burden of injuries, including spinal cord injuries and limb amputation, caused by the Bam earthquake.
Salman Daneshi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastric adenocarcinoma: 1-year overall survival, disability-adjusted life years, years of life lost, and prognostic factors—a single-institution experience

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
ObjectiveTo analyze factors affecting 1-year overall survival and burden of gastric adenocarcinoma in a single-institution cohort.MethodsA prospective cohort study of gastric adenocarcinoma patients from a cancer center in São Paulo, Brazil, was ...
Tatiane Tiengo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waist-to-Height Ratio Is More Predictive of Years of Life Lost than Body Mass Index [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objective: Our aim was to compare the effect of central obesity (measured by waist-to-height ratio, WHtR) and total obesity (measured by body mass index, BMI) on life expectancy expressed as years of life lost (YLL), using data on British adults ...
BA Swinburn   +29 more
core   +2 more sources

Mortality Rates and Years of Life Lost Due to Cancer in Iran: Analysis of Data from the National Death Registration System, 2016

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer Management, 2022
Background: Cancer incidence is a major public health concern and one of the leading causes of premature death worldwide. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the death rate and years of life lost (YLL) due to cancer in Iran. Methods: In this
N. Izadi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development of a Web-based calculator to estimate DALY and Productivity Losses due to COVID-19

open access: yesClinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Objectives: Ever since the emergence of COVID-19, health and the economy worldwide have witnessed a severe disruption, with infection spreading rapidly, covering 231 countries as of May 07, 2023.
Denny John   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

open access: yesLancet Public Health
Summary Background Smoking is the leading behavioural risk factor for mortality globally, accounting for more than 175 million deaths and nearly 4·30 billion years of life lost (YLLs) from 1990 to 2021.
Dana Bryazka   +499 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

COVID-19 - exploring the implications of long-term condition type and extent of multimorbidity on years of life lost: a modelling study.

open access: yesWellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for increasing deaths globally. Most estimates have focused on numbers of deaths, with little direct quantification of years of life lost (YLL) through COVID-19.
P. Hanlon   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preferences of Pediatric Patients and Their Caregivers for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Control Endpoints: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Although not always achieved, complete chemotherapy‐induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) control is the conventional goal of CINV prophylaxis. In this two‐center, mixed‐methods study, we sought to understand the preferences of adolescent patients and family caregivers for CINV control endpoints.
Haley Newman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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