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Bruce Neal

Researcher at The George Institute for Global Health

Publications -  620
Citations -  109123

Bruce Neal is an academic researcher from The George Institute for Global Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Blood pressure. The author has an hindex of 108, co-authored 561 publications receiving 87213 citations. Previous affiliations of Bruce Neal include National Institutes of Health & University of the Western Cape.

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Salt substitution: a low-cost strategy for blood pressure control among rural Chinese. A randomized, controlled trial

TL;DR: Salt substitution produced a substantial and sustained systolic blood pressure reduction in this population, and should be actively promoted as a low-cost alternate or adjunct to drug therapy for people consuming significant quantities of salt.
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A systematic survey of 13 randomized trials of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the prevention of heterotopic bone formation after major hip surgery

TL;DR: Routine prophylaxis against heterotopic bone formation with NSAIDs may be a useful adjuvant therapy for patients undergoing major hip surgery, but the overall balance of risks and benefits requires assessment in a large-scale randomized trial.
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Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6))

Jeffrey D. Stanaway, +1042 more
- 22 Jun 2019 - 
TL;DR: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 comparative risk assessment (CRA) is a comprehensive approach to risk factor quantification that offers a useful tool for synthesising evidence on risks and risk-outcome associations as discussed by the authors.