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Leontine Alkema
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Publications - 84
Citations - 14489
Leontine Alkema is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Amherst. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mortality rate. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 74 publications receiving 10743 citations. Previous affiliations of Leontine Alkema include National University of Singapore & University of Washington.
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Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis
Lale Say,Doris Chou,Alison Gemmill,Alison Gemmill,Özge Tunçalp,Ann Beth Moller,Jane P Daniels,A Metin Gülmezoglu,Marleen Temmerman,Leontine Alkema +9 more
TL;DR: Between 2003 and 2009, haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, and sepsis were responsible for more than half of maternal deaths worldwide, and more than a quarter of deaths were attributable to indirect causes.
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Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality between 1990 and 2015, with scenario-based projections to 2030: a systematic analysis by the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group
Leontine Alkema,Doris Chou,Daniel R Hogan,Sanqian Zhang,Ann Beth Moller,Alison Gemmill,Doris Ma Fat,Ties Boerma,Marleen Temmerman,Colin Mathers,Lale Say +10 more
TL;DR: Based on MMR estimates for 2015, scenario-based projections are constructed to highlight the accelerations needed to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) global target of less than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births globally by 2030.
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World population stabilization unlikely this century
Patrick Gerland,Adrian E. Raftery,Hana Ševčíková,Nan Li,Danan Gu,Thomas Spoorenberg,Leontine Alkema,Bailey K. Fosdick,Jennifer Chunn,Nevena Lalic,Guiomar Bay,Thomas Buettner,Gerhard K. Heilig,John R. Wilmoth +13 more
TL;DR: World population is likely to continue growing for the rest of the century, with at least a 3.5-fold increase in the population of Africa and the ratio of working-age people to older people is almost certain to decline substantially in all countries, not just currently developed ones.
Trends in maternal mortality : 1990 to 2013 - estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, the World Bank, and the United Nations population division
Emi Suzuki,Colin Mathers,Ann-Beth Moller,Leontine Alkema,Lale Say,Alison Gemmill,Samuel Mills,Doris Chou,Daniel R Hogan +8 more
TL;DR: The estimates for 2013 presented in this report are the seventh in a series of analyses by the MMEIG to examine the global extent of maternal mortality and show trends from 1990 to 2013.
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Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting: the GATHER statement.
Gretchen A Stevens,Leontine Alkema,Robert E. Black,J. Ties Boerma,Gary S. Collins,Majid Ezzati,John Grove,Daniel R Hogan,Margaret C. Hogan,Richard Horton,Joy E Lawn,Ana Marušić,Colin Mathers,Christopher J L Murray,Igor Rudan,Joshua A. Salomon,Paul J. Simpson,Theo Vos,Vivian Welch +18 more
TL;DR: The Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting (GATHER) define best reporting practices for studies that calculate health estimates for multiple populations (in time or space) using multiple information sources.