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Population Health Metrics

Ausgabe 1/2016

Inhalt (48 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Salt intakes in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-regression

Oyinlola Oyebode, Samuel Oti, Yen-Fu Chen, Richard J. Lilford

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Mortality and life expectancy in Kiribati based on analysis of reported deaths

Karen L. Carter, Tibwataake Baiteke, Tiensi Teea, Teanibuaka Tabunga, Mantarae Itienang, Chalapati Rao, Alan D. Lopez, Richard Taylor

Open Access Review

Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision

Brian J Morris, Richard G Wamai, Esther B Henebeng, Aaron AR Tobian, Jeffrey D Klausner, Joya Banerjee, Catherine A Hankins

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Methods of applying the 1994 case definition of chronic fatigue syndrome – impact on classification and observed illness characteristics

E. R. Unger, J.-M. S. Lin, H. Tian, B. M. Gurbaxani, R. S. Boneva, J. F. Jones

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A novel method for estimating distributions of body mass index

Marie Ng, Patrick Liu, Blake Thomson, Christopher J. L. Murray

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Causes of death in Vanuatu

Karen Carter, Viran Tovu, Jeffrey Tila Langati, Michael Buttsworth, Lester Dingley, Andy Calo, Griffith Harrison, Chalapati Rao, Alan D. Lopez, Richard Taylor

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Identifying potential differences in cause-of-death coding practices across Russian regions

Inna Danilova, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Dmitri A. Jdanov, France Meslé, Jacques Vallin

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Social patterns and differentials in the fertility transition in the context of HIV/AIDS: evidence from population surveillance, rural South Africa, 1993 – 2013

Brian Houle, Athena Pantazis, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Stephen Tollman, Samuel J. Clark

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Estimation of country-specific and global prevalence of male circumcision

Brian J. Morris, Richard G. Wamai, Esther B. Henebeng, Aaron A. R. Tobian, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Joya Banerjee, Catherine A. Hankins

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Measuring and tracking obesity inequality in the United States: evidence from NHANES, 1971-2014

Tae-Young Pak, Susana Ferreira, Gregory Colson

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Health profile of centenarians in Portugal: a census-based approach

Oscar Ribeiro, Laetitia Teixeira, Lia Araújo, Constança Paúl

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Temporal evolution of the risk factors associated with low birth weight rates in Brazilian capitals (1996-2011)

Viviane Costa de Souza Buriol, Vânia Hirakata, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani, Clécio Homrich da Silva

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Improving the measurement of maternal mortality in Thailand using multiple data sources

Worawan Chandoevwit, Phasith Phatchana, Kanjana Sirigomon, Kunakorn Ieawsuwan, Jutatip Thungthong, Saray Ruangdej

Open Access Review

Choosing an epidemiological model structure for the economic evaluation of non-communicable disease public health interventions

Adam D. M. Briggs, Jane Wolstenholme, Tony Blakely, Peter Scarborough

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Mental health and urban living in sub-Saharan Africa: major depressive episodes among the urban poor in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Géraldine Duthé, Clémentine Rossier, Doris Bonnet, Abdramane Bassiahi Soura, Jamaica Corker

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Development of a metric for tracking and comparing population health based on the minimal generic set of domains of functioning and health

Cornelia Oberhauser, Somnath Chatterji, Carla Sabariego, Alarcos Cieza

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Changes in life expectancy 1950–2010: contributions from age- and disease-specific mortality in selected countries

Jochen Klenk, Ulrich Keil, Andrea Jaensch, Marcus C. Christiansen, Gabriele Nagel

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Estimating average alcohol consumption in the population using multiple sources: the case of Spain

Luis Sordo, Gregorio Barrio, María J. Bravo, Joan R. Villalbí, Albert Espelt, Montserrat Neira, Enrique Regidor

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Summarizing health-related quality of life (HRQOL): development and testing of a one-factor model

Shaoman Yin, Rashid Njai, Lawrence Barker, Paul Z. Siegel, Youlian Liao

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Comparative approaches for assessing access to alcohol outlets: exploring the utility of a gravity potential approach

Tony H. Grubesic, Ran Wei, Alan T. Murray, William Alex Pridemore

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Rapid assessment of disability in the Philippines: understanding prevalence, well-being, and access to the community for people with disabilities to inform the W-DARE project

Manjula Marella, Alexandra Devine, Graeme Ferdinand Armecin, Jerome Zayas, Ma Jesusa Marco, Cathy Vaughan

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Socioeconomic status and self-rated health of Japanese people, based on age, cohort, and period

Hidehiro Sugisawa, Ken Harada, Yoko Sugihara, Shizuko Yanagisawa, Masaya Shinmei

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Current tobacco use and its associated factors among adults in a country with comprehensive ban on tobacco: findings from the nationally representative STEPS survey, Bhutan, 2014

Mongal Singh Gurung, Dorji Pelzom, Tandin Dorji, Wangchuk Drukpa, Chador Wangdi, Palanivel Chinnakali, Sonu Goel

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Disparities in length of life across developed countries: measuring and decomposing changes over time within and between country groups

Sergey Timonin, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Domantas Jasilionis, Pavel Grigoriev, Dmitry A. Jdanov, David A. Leon

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Accuracy of self-reported height, weight, and waist circumference in a general adult Chinese population

Shurong Lu, Jian Su, Quanyong Xiang, Jinyi Zhou, Ming Wu

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A feasibility study on using smartphones to conduct short-version verbal autopsies in rural China

Jing Zhang, Rohina Joshi, Jixin Sun, Samantha R. Rosenthal, Miao Tong, Cong Li, Rasika Rampatige, Meghan Mooney, Alan Lopez, Lijing L. Yan

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Ethnic differences in prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in the Suriname Health Study: a cross sectional population study

Ingrid S. K. Krishnadath, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Lenny M. Nahar-van Venrooij, Jerry R. Toelsie

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Dynamic denominators: the impact of seasonally varying population numbers on disease incidence estimates

Elisabeth zu Erbach-Schoenberg, Victor A. Alegana, Alessandro Sorichetta, Catherine Linard, Christoper Lourenço, Nick W. Ruktanonchai, Bonita Graupe, Tomas J. Bird, Carla Pezzulo, Amy Wesolowski, Andrew J. Tatem

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Alzheimer’s and other dementias in Canada, 2011 to 2031: a microsimulation Population Health Modeling (POHEM) study of projected prevalence, health burden, health services, and caregiving use

Douglas G. Manuel, Rochelle Garner, Philippe Finès, Christina Bancej, William Flanagan, Karen Tu, Kim Reimer, Larry W. Chambers, Julie Bernier

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Monitoring the prevalence of thyroid disorders in the adult population of Northeast Germany

Rehman Mehmood Khattak, Till Ittermann, Matthias Nauck, Harald Below, Henry Völzke

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What is the optimal recall period for verbal autopsies? Validation study based on repeat interviews in three populations

Peter Serina, Ian Riley, Bernardo Hernandez, Abraham D. Flaxman, Devarsetty Praveen, Veronica Tallo, Rohina Joshi, Diozele Sanvictores, Andrea Stewart, Meghan D. Mooney, Christopher J. L. Murray, Alan D. Lopez

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The paradox of verbal autopsy in cause of death assignment: symptom question unreliability but predictive accuracy

Peter Serina, Ian Riley, Bernardo Hernandez, Abraham D. Flaxman, Devarsetty Praveen, Veronica Tallo, Rohina Joshi, Diozele Sanvictores, Andrea Stewart, Meghan D. Mooney, Christopher J. L. Murray, Alan D. Lopez

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Trends, causes, and risk factors of mortality among children under 5 in Ethiopia, 1990–2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Amare Deribew, Gizachew Assefa Tessema, Kebede Deribe, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Yihunie Lakew, Azmeraw T. Amare, Semaw F. Abera, Mesoud Mohammed, Abiy Hiruye, Efrem Teklay, Awoke Misganaw, Nicholas Kassebaum

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Type 2 diabetes detection and management among insured adults

Timothy M. Dall, Weyna Yang, Pragna Halder, Jerry Franz, Erin Byrne, April P. Semilla, Ritashree Chakrabarti, Bruce Stuart

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Diabetes incidence and projections from prevalence surveys in Fiji

Stephen Morrell, Sophia Lin, Isimeli Tukana, Christine Linhart, Richard Taylor, Penina Vatucawaqa, Dianna J Magliano, Paul Zimmet

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A new parametric model to assess delay and compression of mortality

Joop de Beer, Fanny Janssen

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The impact of individual-level heterogeneity on estimated infectious disease burden: a simulation study

Scott A. McDonald, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Jacco Wallinga