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Kris J. Krohn

Researcher at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Publications -  5
Citations -  370

Kris J. Krohn is an academic researcher from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Years of potential life lost. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 159 citations.

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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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Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

Roy Burstein, +666 more
- 16 Oct 2019 - 
TL;DR: A high-resolution, global atlas of mortality of children under five years of age between 2000 and 2017 highlights subnational geographical inequalities in the distribution, rates and absolute counts of child deaths by age.
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Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning

Elizabeth A. Cromwell, +269 more
TL;DR: Estimates of environmental suitability suggest large areas across West and Central Africa, as well as focal areas of East Africa, are suitable for onchocerciasis transmission, consistent with the presence of current control and elimination of transmission efforts.
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Prevalence and Years Lived with Disability of 310 Diseases and Injuries in Iran and its Neighboring Countries, 1990-2015: Findings from Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.

TL;DR: One of the remarkable changes in NCDs observed among the studied age groups was increased rate of YLDs from mental disorders, which was replaced by musculoskeletal disorders in older age groups in 2015.