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Abraham D Flaxman

Researcher at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Publications -  2
Citations -  10401

Abraham D Flaxman is an academic researcher from Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mortality rate. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 2 publications receiving 8768 citations.

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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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- 16 Sep 2017 - 
TL;DR: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of prevalence, incidence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) for 328 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2016.

Can computers measure the chronic disease burden using survey questionnaires? The Symptomatic Diagnosis Study.

TL;DR: In this article, a computer-based diagnosis based on self-reported signs and symptoms (symptomatic diagnosis) is a promising method for more accurately measuring the chronic disease burden.