Over the last decade, we have learned a great deal about the epidemiology of
schizophrenia. New data have accumulated, and systematic reviews have enabled us to …

Introduction: Smoking is a leading cause of premature mortality and preventable morbidity.
Surveillance is most often based on self-reported data, but studies have shown that self …

Background People who are incarcerated are at high risk of developing tuberculosis. We
aimed to estimate the annual global, regional, and national incidence of tuberculosis among …

Precision public health is an emerging practice to more granularly predict and understand
public health risks and customize treatments for more specific and homogeneous …

Abstract According to the World Health Organization, unintentional injuries were responsible
for over 3.9 million deaths and over 138 million disability-adjusted life-years in 2004, with …

Low back pain is a major cause of morbidity in high-, middle-and low-income countries, yet
to date it has been relatively under-prioritised and under-funded. One important reason may …

Increasing needs for decision support and advances in scientific knowledge within life cycle
assessment (LCA) led to substantial efforts to provide global guidance on environmental life …

The significance of microfluidics-based and microelectromechanical systems–based
biosensors has been widely acknowledged, and many reviews have explored their potential …

Background An analysis of NIH funding in 1996 found that the strongest predictor of funding,
disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), explained only 39% of the variance in funding. In …

Context: The mortality numbers and rates of chronic disease are rising faster in developing
than in developed countries. This article compares prevailing explanations of population …