Socioeconomic status and non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review

L Allen, J Williams, N Townsend, B Mikkelsen… - The Lancet Global …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Non-communicable diseases are the leading global cause of death and
disproportionately afflict those living in low-income and lower-middle-income countries …

Diabetes in developing countries

A Misra, H Gopalan, R Jayawardena… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There has been a rapid escalation of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in developing countries, with
varied prevalence according to rural vs urban habitat and degree of urbanization. Some …

[HTML][HTML] The global burden of metabolic disease: Data from 2000 to 2019

NWS Chew, CH Ng, DJH Tan, G Kong, C Lin, YH Chin… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Global estimates of prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from the
Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 were examined for …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19: Equity‐related analyses and update on evidence

C Wagner, M Griesel, A Mikolajewska… - The Cochrane …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Systemic corticosteroids are used to treat people with COVID‐19 because they
counter hyper‐inflammation. Existing evidence syntheses suggest a slight benefit on …

Implementation of non-communicable disease policies from 2015 to 2020: a geopolitical analysis of 194 countries

LN Allen, S Wigley, H Holmer - The Lancet Global Health, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality globally. We aimed to analyse trends in implementation of WHO …

Systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of COVID‐19

Cochrane Haematology Group… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Systemic corticosteroids are used to treat people with COVID‐19 because they
counter hyper‐inflammation. Existing evidence syntheses suggest a slight benefit on …

Built environment correlates of physical activity in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

S Elshahat, M O'Rorke, D Adlakha - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Insufficient physical activity (PA) is the fourth major risk factor for many non-communicable
diseases and premature mortality worldwide. Features of the built environment (BE) play a …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating care for diabetes and hypertension with HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

G McCombe, J Lim, MC Van Hout… - … Journal of Integrated …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: A scoping review methodology was utilised to conduct a systematic search of peer-
reviewed and grey literature published in English language and with no date limitation. A …

Evaluation of research on interventions aligned to WHO 'Best Buys' for NCDs in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review from 1990 to …

LN Allen, J Pullar, KK Wickramasinghe, J Williams… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and
disability worldwide, with low-income and middle-income countries experiencing a …

Epithelial cell senescence induces pulmonary fibrosis through Nanog-mediated fibroblast activation

X Chen, H Xu, J Hou, H Wang, Y Zheng, H Li… - Aging (Albany …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease tightly
correlated with aging. The pathological features of IPF include epithelial cell senescence …