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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analys

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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2018-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 46 citations till now.

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Global, Regional and Country-Specific Burden of Ischaemic Stroke, Intracerebral Haemorrhage and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

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The importance of vector control for the control and elimination of vector-borne diseases

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First international external quality assessment scheme of nucleic acid amplification tests for the detection of Schistosoma and soil-transmitted helminths, including Strongyloides: A pilot study.

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Global, regional, national, and subnational big data to inform health equity research: perspectives from the global burden of disease study 2017

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