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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 - 
- Vol. 380, Iss: 9859, pp 2163-2196
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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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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2012-12-15 and is currently open access. It has received 7021 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Years of potential life lost & Global health.

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The Role of Copper Homeostasis at the Host-Pathogen Axis: From Bacteria to Fungi.

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Comparability of biological aging measures in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study, 1999-2002.

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Community health workers can improve child growth of antenatally-depressed, South African mothers: a cluster randomized controlled trial

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Intermittent Explosive Disorder amongst Women in Conflict Affected Timor-Leste: Associations with Human Rights Trauma, Ongoing Violence, Poverty, and Injustice

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