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Distribution of major health risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Desease Study

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2004
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Rodgers, A., Ezzati, M., vander Hoorn, S., Lopez, A. D., Lin, R.-B., & Murray, C. J. (2004). Distribution of major health risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Desease Study. PLoS Medicine, 1(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010027

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BACKGROUND: Most analyses of risks to health focus on the total burden of their aggregate effects. The distribution of risk-factor-attributable disease burden, for example by age or exposure level, can inform the selection and targeting of specific interventions and programs, and increase cost-effectiveness. METHODS AND FINDINGS: For 26 selected risk factors, expert working groups conducted comprehensive reviews of data on risk-factor exposure and hazard for 14 epidemiological subregions of the world, by age and sex. Age-sex-subregi

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  • Rodgers, A
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  • Ezzati, M
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  • vander Hoorn, S
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  • Lopez, A D
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  • Lin, R-B
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  • Murray, C J

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1549-1277

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Rodgers, A., Ezzati, M., vander Hoorn, S., Lopez, A. D., Lin, R.-B., & Murray, C. J. (2004). Distribution of major health risks: Findings from the Global Burden of Desease Study. PLoS Medicine, 1(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010027

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