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The importance of estimating the burden of disease from foodborne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi
from the original World Health Organization estimates of foodborne disease burden that were published in 2015. As these estimates are currently being updated, this review presents arguments for including ...
Investigating years of life lost in Belgium, 2004-2019: A comprehensive analysis using a probabilistic redistribution approach
disability-adjusted life years (DALY s). This study presents a novel method to reallocate causes of death data. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Causes of death data are provided by Statistics Belgium (Statbel). First, the ...
Inequalities in the burden of non-communicable diseases across European countries: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study
of studies giving insights into health inequalities related to NCD s in the European Economic Area (EEA) countries. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to quantify health inequalities in ...
Methodological choices in brucellosis burden of disease assessments: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: Foodborne and zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis present many challenges to public health and economic welfare. Increasingly, researchers and public health institutes use disability-adjusted life ...
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to the direct health impact of COVID-19 in India, 2020
pandemic policy development. Here, we present the national-level burden of COVID-19 in India in 2020 that accounts for differences across urban and rural regions and across age groups. Input data were ...
Measuring disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to COVID-19 in Scotland, 2020
certificates. We calculated DALY s based on the COVID-19 consensus model and methods outlined by the European Burden of Disease Network. DALY s were presented as a range, using a sensitivity analysis based on ...
Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020
solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic disease that is endemic in many low- and middle-income countries where risk factors for disease transmission are present. The economic impact of cysticercosis on public ...
Maturation of Esophageal Motility and Esophagogastric Junction in Preterm Infants
motility Esophagogastric junction Lower esophageal sphincter Maturation Preterm infant Abstract: Background: Preterm infants commonly present with oral feeding problems. The role of maturation of esophageal ...
Burden of disease methods: A guide to calculate COVID-19 Disability-Adjusted Life Years
management of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly around the extent of direct and indirect consequences [6]. At present, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has not integrated COVID-19. Some studies have ...
Estimating the direct Covid-19 disability-adjusted life years impact on the Malta population for the first full year
was considered. Sensitivity analyses for different morbidity scenarios, including post-acute consequences were presented. Results An estimated 70,421 people were infected (with and without symptoms) by ...