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Darrah McCracken

Researcher at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Publications -  5
Citations -  319

Darrah McCracken is an academic researcher from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Years of potential life lost & Population. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 115 citations. Previous affiliations of Darrah McCracken include University of Washington.

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The global burden of falls: global, regional and national estimates of morbidity and mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

TL;DR: This study shows that the burden of falls is substantial and Investing in further research, fall prevention strategies and access to care is critical.
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Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study.

Spencer L. James, +129 more
- 01 Oct 2020 - 
TL;DR: The incidence and mortality of injuries that result from fire, heat and hot substances affect every region of the world but are most concentrated in middle and lower income areas.
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Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Spencer L. James, +96 more
- 08 Jan 2020 - 
TL;DR: While road injury mortality has improved in recent decades, there are worsening rates of incidence and significant geographical heterogeneity, which indicates that more research is needed to better understand how road injuries can be prevented.
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US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity, 2002-2016.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2002-2016) and the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (2012-2012) to estimate, identify, and account for differences in health care spending by race and ethnicity from 2002 through 2016 in the US.