Background: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, coordinated by the Institute for
Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), produces influential, data-driven estimates of the …

The disease burden of a population, and how that burden is distributed, are important pieces
of information for prioritizing and defining strategies to protect population health. For policy …

There is very little systematically collected evidence on the overall contribution of
environmental risk factors to the global burden of disease. The World Health Organization …

Background The update of the global burden of disease attributable to the environment is
presented. The study focuses on modifiable risks to show the potential health impact from …

Abstract The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a comparative assessment of the health
impact of the major and well-established risk factors, including ambient air pollution (AAP) …

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Background Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and
quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is …

Background Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a
leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in …

This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

The disease burden of a population, and how that burden is distributed across different
subpopulations (eg infants, women), are important pieces of information for defining …