Background We used data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors
Study 2010 (GBD 2010) to estimate the burden of disease attributable to mental and …

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Background Depressive disorders were a leading cause of burden in the Global Burden of
Disease (GBD) 1990 and 2000 studies. Here, we analyze the burden of depressive …

Importance Understanding the major health problems in the United States and how they are
changing over time is critical for informing national health policy. Objectives To measure the …

Background China has undergone rapid demographic and epidemiological changes in the
past few decades, including striking declines in fertility and child mortality and increases in …

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 Study produced comparable estimates of the
burden of 291 diseases and injuries in 1990, 2005, and 2010. This article reports on the …

Background No systematic attempts have been made to estimate the global and regional
prevalence of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and opioid dependence, and quantify their …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global burden of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT), which results
from infection of pregnant women with Toxoplasma gondii. METHODS: The authors …

Background: Intrapartum hypoxic events (“birth asphyxia”) may result in stillbirth, neonatal or
postneonatal mortality, and impairment. Systematic morbidity estimates for the burden of …

Background: In 2010, there were an estimated 15 million preterm births worldwide (< 37 wk
gestation). Survivors are at risk of adverse outcomes, and burden estimation at global and …