OBJECTIVES: Investigators systematically reviewed population-based surveys on the
prevalence of past-year violence against children and synthesized the best available …

Liver diseases contribute markedly to the global burden of mortality and disease. This paper
provides an overview from a global perspective of the contribution of alcohol to liver …

Objectives To investigate whether moderate alcohol consumption has a favourable or
adverse association or no association with brain structure and function. Design …

BACKGROUND: Many studies have explored the association between soluble interleukin-2
receptor (sIL-2R), cytokines and major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the results of …

Abstract Background Prevalences of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) and Mental Health
Disorders (MHDs) in many individual countries have been reported but there are few cross …

Alcohol consumption, particularly heavier drinking, is an important risk factor for many health
problems and, thus, is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. In fact, alcohol is …

The dual systems model of adolescent risk‐taking portrays the period as one characterized
by a combination of heightened sensation seeking and still‐maturing self‐regulation, but …

Aims As part of a larger study to estimate the global burden of disease and injury attributable
to alcohol: to evaluate the evidence for a causal impact of average volume of alcohol …

Background Recent improvements in the monitoring and modelling of stroke have led to
more reliable estimates of stroke mortality and burden worldwide. However, little is known …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and a potential cause of
substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. The complexity and uncertainty related to …