A severe decline in child births has occurred over the past half century, which will lead to
considerable population declines, particularly in industrialized regions. A crucial question is …

Background Frailty is a common and clinically significant condition among geriatric
populations. Although well-evidenced pooled estimates of the prevalence of frailty exist …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. The authors aimed to estimate the
incidence, prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) of spinal cord injury (SCI) by …

Background Onchocerciasis is a disease caused by infection with Onchocerca volvulus,
which is transmitted to humans via the bite of several species of black fly, and is responsible …

Purpose We aimed to assess the global, regional, and national burdens of low back pain
(LBP) from 1990 to 2019 by gender, age, and the sociodemographic index (SDI) from the …

The compassionate communities movement challenges the notion that death and dying
should be housed within clinical and institutional contexts, and works to normalize …

Background This study describes the global epidemiology and trends associated with neck
pain. Global Burden of Disease data collected between 1990 and 2019 were used to …

Introduction Marriage, divorce and fertility are declining in Japan. There is concern that the
COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the decrease in marriages and births while …

Objective Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common worldwide and pose a
challenge to public health. We conducted this study to assess the annual incidence of five …

Up-to-date, accurate information on the disease burden of motor neuron disease (MND) is
the cornerstone for evidence-based resource allocation and healthcare planning. We aimed …