Abstract The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) began 30 years ago with the goal of
providing timely, valid and relevant assessments of critical health outcomes. Over this …

Executive summary Liver diseases have become a major health threat across Europe, and
the face of European hepatology is changing due to the cure of viral hepatitis C and the …

Background Combating viral hepatitis is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), and WHO has put forth hepatitis B elimination targets in its Global Health Sector …

Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families …

Migraine is one of more than 200 headache disorders but stands out among these as a
major cause of population ill health. In migraine epidemiology, the key variable is …

Background To contribute to the WHO initiative, VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, an
assessment of global vision impairment in 2020 and temporal change is needed. We aimed …

Government and nongovernmental organizations need national and global estimates on the
descriptive epidemiology of common oral conditions for policy planning and evaluation. The …

Background Transcranial direct current stimulation has shown promising clinical results,
leading to increased demand for an evidence-based review on its clinical effects. Objective …

Background Rehabilitation has often been seen as a disability-specific service needed by
only few of the population. Despite its individual and societal benefits, rehabilitation has not …

Background Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common urological disease affecting older
men worldwide, but comprehensive data about the global, regional, and national burden of …