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Christopher J L Murray
Researcher at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Publications - 833
Citations - 393064
Christopher J L Murray is an academic researcher from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mortality rate. The author has an hindex of 209, co-authored 754 publications receiving 310329 citations. Previous affiliations of Christopher J L Murray include Harvard University & University of Washington.
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A composite metric for assessing data on mortality and causes of death: the vital statistics performance index
David Phillips,Rafael Lozano,Mohsen Naghavi,Charles Atkinson,Diego Gonzalez-Medina,Lene Mikkelsen,Christopher J L Murray,Alan D. Lopez +7 more
TL;DR: Objective and comparable information about the performance of VS systems and the utility of the data that they report will help to focus efforts to strengthen VS systems.
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Left behind: widening disparities for males and females in US county life expectancy, 1985–2010
TL;DR: The reduction in the number of counties where female life expectancy at birth is declining in the most recent period is welcome news, however, the widening disparities between counties and the slow rate of increase compared to other countries should be viewed as a call for action.
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Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1990–2010
Ziad A. Memish,Sara Jaber,Ali H. Mokdad,Mohammad A. AlMazroa,Christopher J L Murray,Abdullah A. Al Rabeeah +5 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the need for major intervention to reduce noncommunicable diseases and road traffic injuries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to engage other sectors of the government and the community in these efforts.
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Towards good practice for health statistics: lessons from the Millennium Development Goal health indicators.
TL;DR: Perhaps the most effective method to decrease controversy over health statistics and to encourage better primary data collection and the development of better analytical methods is a strong commitment to provision of an explicit data audit trail.
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The Global Financial Crisis Has Led To A Slowdown In Growth Of Funding To Improve Health In Many Developing Countries
Katherine Leach-Kemon,David Chou,Matthew T. Schneider,Annette Tardif,Joseph L Dieleman,Benjamin P. C. Brooks,Michael Hanlon,Christopher J L Murray +7 more
TL;DR: The total amount of financial and in-kind assistance that flowed from both public and private channels to improve health in developing countries during the period 1990-2011 reached a total of $27.73 billion, an increase of 4 percent each year from 2009 to 2011.