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Annette Prüss-Ustün
Researcher at World Health Organization
Publications - 63
Citations - 14641
Annette Prüss-Ustün is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sanitation & Population. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 62 publications receiving 12201 citations.
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Worldwide burden of disease from exposure to second-hand smoke: a retrospective analysis of data from 192 countries.
TL;DR: Estimates of worldwide burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke suggest that substantial health gains could be made by extending effective public health and clinical interventions to reduce passive smoking worldwide.
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An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure
Richard T. Burnett,C. Arden Pope,Majid Ezzati,Casey Olives,Stephen S Lim,Sumi Mehta,Hwashin H. Shin,Gitanjali M Singh,Bryan Hubbell,Michael Brauer,H. Ross Anderson,Kirk R. Smith,John R. Balmes,John R. Balmes,Nigel Bruce,Haidong Kan,Francine Laden,Annette Prüss-Ustün,Michelle C. Turner,Susan M. Gapstur,W. Ryan Diver,Aaron Cohen +21 more
TL;DR: A fine particulate mass–based RR model that covered the global range of exposure by integrating RR information from different combustion types that generate emissions of particulate matter is developed.
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Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low- and middle-income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries
Annette Prüss-Ustün,Jamie Bartram,Thomas Clasen,John M. Colford,Oliver Cumming,Valerie Curtis,Sophie Bonjour,Alan D. Dangour,Lorna Fewtrell,Matthew C. Freeman,Bruce Gordon,Paul R. Hunter,Richard B. Johnston,Richard B. Johnston,Colin Mathers,Daniel Mäusezahl,Daniel Mäusezahl,Kate Medlicott,Maria Neira,Meredith E. Stocks,Jennyfer Wolf,Jennyfer Wolf,Jennyfer Wolf,Sandy Cairncross +23 more
TL;DR: The burden of diarrhoeal diseases from exposure to inadequate water, sanitation and hand hygiene in low‐ and middle‐income settings and an overview of the impact on other diseases are estimated.
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Estimation of the global burden of disease attributable to contaminated sharps injuries among health‐care workers
TL;DR: Occupational exposures to percutaneous injuries are substantial source of infections with bloodborne pathogens among health-care workers (HCWs).