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The rapid rise in the burden of non-communicable disease (NCDs) in African communities has resulted in a considerable mortality, disability, and economic burden. A comprehensive evaluation of incidence, deaths, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and attributable risk factors related to NCDs by sex, and...
A. Awedew, Mihretu Jegnie, K. H. Abate et al.· Lancet Global Health· 0 citations
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The Asia Pacific region is home to more than half of the world's 1·93 billion adolescents (aged 10-24 years). Addressing adolescent health in this region is of global importance, but to date a systematic analysis of key contributors to disease in adolescents has not been done, which is a barrier to responsiv...
K. Cini, Dorothea Dumuid, Iffat Abbsar et al.· The Lancet Child & Adolescen...· 0 citations
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Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure remains a major source of morbidity and mortality among non-smokers. This study presents the first dedicated Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) publication to systematically quantify SHS prevalence and evaluate its effect as a global risk factor...
Luisa S. Flor, Jason A Anderson, Brooks W. Morgan et al.· Lancet Public Health· 0 citations
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