Distribution of Major Health Risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

Anthony Rodgers; Majid Ezzati; Stephen Vander Hoorn; Alan D Lopez; Ruey-Bin Lin; Christopher J. L Murray; Comparative Risk Assessment; Tony Blakely

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0010027

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Distribution of Major Health Risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

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Distribution of Major Health Risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

Anthony Rodgers, Majid Ezzati, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Alan D Lopez, Ruey-Bin Lin, Christopher J. L Murray, Comparative Risk Assessment and Tony Blakely

PLoS medicine, Vol.1(1), pp.044-055

01/10/2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010027

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Epidemiology

Epidemiology/Public Health

Global Health

Health Policy

International Health

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Analysis of 26 major global health risk factors by age, sex, exposure level, and epidemiological subregion reveals that many of them are widely spread in a population rather than restricted to a minority

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Record Identifier: 9926518672501891
Title: Distribution of Major Health Risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study
Alternative title: Disease Burden of Major Health Risks
Creators: Anthony Rodgers
Majid Ezzati
Stephen Vander Hoorn
Alan D Lopez
Ruey-Bin Lin
Christopher J. L Murray
Comparative Risk Assessment
Tony Blakely
Publication Details: PLoS medicine, Vol.1(1), pp.044-055
Academic Unit: Public Health (UOW)
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Date published ; e-published: 01/10/2004
Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Journal article