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Hannah Blencowe

Researcher at University of London

Publications -  161
Citations -  37007

Hannah Blencowe is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 140 publications receiving 30659 citations. Previous affiliations of Hannah Blencowe include University of Malawi & Save the Children.

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Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Theo Vos, +363 more
- 15 Dec 2012 - 
TL;DR: Prevalence and severity of health loss were weakly correlated and age-specific prevalence of YLDs increased with age in all regions and has decreased slightly from 1990 to 2010, but population growth and ageing have increased YLD numbers and crude rates over the past two decades.
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Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Christopher J L Murray, +369 more
- 15 Dec 2012 - 
TL;DR: The results for 1990 and 2010 supersede all previously published Global Burden of Disease results and highlight the importance of understanding local burden of disease and setting goals and targets for the post-2015 agenda taking such patterns into account.
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National regional and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications.

TL;DR: Worldwide, regional, and national estimates of preterm birth rates for 184 countries in 2010 with time trends for selected countries are reported, and a quantitative assessment of the uncertainty surrounding these estimates is provided.
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Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births

TL;DR: A review of the epidemiology of preterm birth, and its burden globally, including priorities for action to improve the data, is presented, as part of a supplement jointly funded by Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives programme.