Global estimates of the prevalence and incidence of four curable sexually transmitted infections in 2012 based on systematic review and global reporting

L Newman, J Rowley, S Vander Hoorn… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Quantifying sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence and incidence is
important for planning interventions and advocating for resources. The World Health …

Thrombosis: a major contributor to global disease burden

GE Raskob, P Angchaisuksiri, AN Blanco… - … , and vascular biology, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Thrombosis is the common pathology underlying ischemic heart disease,
ischemic stroke, and venous thromboembolism (VTE). The Global Burden of Disease Study …

Global burden of asthma among children

I Asher, N Pearce - The international journal of tuberculosis and …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
About 334 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, and this figure may be an
underestimation. It is the most common chronic disease in children. Asthma is among the top …

Global neurotrauma research challenges and opportunities

AM Rubiano, N Carney, R Chesnut, JC Puyana - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Traumatic injury to the brain or spinal cord is one of the most serious public health problems
worldwide. The devastating impact of'trauma', a term used to define the global burden of …

Global epidemiology of dementia: Alzheimer's and vascular types

L Rizzi, I Rosset, M Roriz-Cruz - BioMed research international, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of dementia varies substantially worldwide. This is partially attributed to the
lack of methodological uniformity among studies, including diagnostic criteria and different …

Musculoskeletal disorders as a fatigue failure process: evidence, implications and research needs

S Gallagher, MC Schall - New Paradigms in Ergonomics, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Mounting evidence suggests that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) may be the result of a
fatigue failure process in musculoskeletal tissues. Evaluations of MSD risk in …

Telehealth in the developing world: current status and future prospects

RE Scott, M Mars - Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In a setting of constant change and confusing terminology, telehealth continues to gain
ground in both developed and developing countries within the overarching milieu of e …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of fat taste perception: Association with diet and obesity

D Liu, N Archer, K Duesing, G Hannan, R Keast - Progress in lipid research, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy homeostasis plays a significant role in food consumption and body weight regulation
with fat intake being an area of particular interest due to its palatability and high energy …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of musculoskeletal problems on fatigue and productivity of office personnel: a cross-sectional study

H Daneshmandi, AR Choobineh, H Ghaem… - Journal of preventive …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods. This study was performed on 101 Iranian office workers. Data were gathered
through a demographic questionnaire, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, Numeric …

Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings: an international council of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation consensus statement

SL Grace, KI Turk-Adawi, A Contractor, A Atrey… - Progress in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac
rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be efficacious and cost-effective for secondary …