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Goodarz Danaei
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 192
Citations - 67656
Goodarz Danaei is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 173 publications receiving 55837 citations. Previous affiliations of Goodarz Danaei include Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation & Imperial College London.
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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control and predicted 10-year CVD risk: a cross-sectional study of seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA)
Samson Okello,Samson Okello,Samson Okello,Alfa Muhihi,Alfa Muhihi,Shukri F. Mohamed,Soter Ameh,Soter Ameh,Caleb Ochimana,Abayomi Olabayo Oluwasanu,Abayomi Olabayo Oluwasanu,Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa,Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa,Nelson Sewankambo,Nelson Sewankambo,Goodarz Danaei +15 more
TL;DR: In seven communities in east and west Africa, a quarter of participants had hypertension, about 40% were unaware,half of those aware were treated, and half of those treated had controlled blood pressure, and the 10-year predicted CVD risk was low across sites.
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Lifetime economic impact of the burden of childhood stunting attributable to maternal psychosocial risk factors in 137 low/middle-income countries.
Mary C. Smith Fawzi,Kathryn G. Andrews,Günther Fink,Goodarz Danaei,Dana Charles McCoy,Christopher R. Sudfeld,Evan D. Peet,Jeanne Cho Cho,Yuanyuan Liu,Jocelyn E. Finlay,Majid Ezzati,Sylvia Kaaya,Wafaie W. Fawzi +12 more
TL;DR: The cost of neglecting psychosocial risk factors among perinatal women can have a significant impact on child growth and well-being in the developing world and improving access to formal secondary school education for girls may offset the risk of maternal depression, IPV and orphanhood.
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Comparing effectiveness of mass media campaigns with price reductions targeting fruit and vegetable intake on US cardiovascular disease mortality and race disparities.
Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard,Piotr Bandosz,Colin D. Rehm,Ashkan Afshin,José L. Peñalvo,Laurie P. Whitsel,Goodarz Danaei,Renata Micha,Tom Gaziano,Ffion Lloyd-Williams,Simon Capewell,Dariush Mozaffarian,Martin O'Flaherty +12 more
TL;DR: Both national MMCs and price-reduction policies could reduce US CVD mortality, with price reduction being more powerful and sustainable.
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Determinants of high blood pressure and barriers to diagnosis and treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Rachel M. Zack,Kahema Irema,Patrick Kazonda,Germana H Leyna,Enju Liu,Donna Spiegelman,Wafaie W. Fawzi,Marina Njelekela,Japhet Killewo,Goodarz Danaei +9 more
TL;DR: Increased insurance coverage and community-based screening, along with quality medical care and patient education, may help control this burgeoning epidemic of high blood pressure in Dar es Salaam.
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Gestational weight gain in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis using nationally representative data.
Dongqing Wang,Molin Wang,Anne Marie Darling,Nandita Perumal,Enju Liu,Goodarz Danaei,Wafaie W. Fawzi +6 more
TL;DR: The levels of GWG are inadequate in most low-income and middle-income countries and regions, with Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa and Middle East estimated to meet less than 60% of the minimum recommendation.