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Chris M Varghese

Researcher at Public Health Foundation of India

Publications -  17
Citations -  3331

Chris M Varghese is an academic researcher from Public Health Foundation of India. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Disease burden. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 14 publications receiving 1786 citations.

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Nations within a nation: variations in epidemiological transition across the states of India, 1990–2016 in the Global Burden of Disease Study

Lalit Dandona, +166 more
- 02 Dec 2017 - 
TL;DR: A comprehensive mapping of inequalities in disease burden and its causes across the states of India can be a crucial input for more specific health planning for each state.
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The impact of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

TL;DR: The exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy in every state of India in 2017 was estimated to inform action at subnational levels in India.
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The increasing burden of diabetes and variations among the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2016

TL;DR: The increase in health loss from diabetes since 1990 in India is the highest among major non-communicable diseases and the relative rate of increase highest in several less developed low ETL states, and policy action is needed urgently to control this potentially explosive public health situation.
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The changing patterns of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

TL;DR: The increasing prevalence and that of several major risk factors in every part of India, especially the highest increase in the prevalence of ischaemic heart disease in the less developed low ETL states, indicates the need for urgent policy and health system response appropriate for the situation in each state.