"Global Burden of Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Measure of the burden of disease using the disability-adjusted-life-year (DALY). This time-based measure combines years of life lost due to premature mortality and years of life lost due to time lived in states of less than full health. The metric was developed to assess the burden of disease consistently across diseases, risk factors and regions.
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D000071219
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.425.184 N06.850.520.308.980.438.475.091
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Global Burden of Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Postmortem investigations and identification of multiple causes of child deaths: An analysis of findings from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network. PLoS Med. 2021 09; 18(9):e1003814.
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Global Vascular Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2019 07; 58(1S):S1-S109.e33.
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The state of gene therapy research in Africa, its significance and implications for the future. Gene Ther. 2017 09; 24(9):581-589.
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Current challenges in the management of sepsis in ICUs in resource-poor settings and suggestions for the future. Intensive Care Med. 2017 May; 43(5):612-624.