PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER levels stratified by age and sex. Estimates of several summary
epidemiological measures are produced, including composite measures such as …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) is a
multinational collaborative research study with> 10,000 collaborators around the world. GBD …

Background The GBD study is a multinational collaborative research study with over 8,000
collaborators around the world. The GBD study estimates disease rates at the subnational …

Exposure to risks throughout life results in a wide variety of outcomes. Objectively judging
the relative impact of these risks on personal and population health is fundamental to …

Aims This systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis were conducted to
summarize data from available clinical trials on the effects of curcumin supplementation on …

Despite overwhelming epidemiological evidence, the contribution of hypertension (HTN) to
heart failure (HF) development has been undermined in current clinical practice. This is …

Despite a gradual decline in smoking rates over time, exposure to secondhand smoke
(SHS) continues to cause harm to nonsmokers, who are disproportionately children and …

The health impacts of intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse
are not fully understood. Here we conducted a systematic review by comprehensively …

We read with interest the Burden of Proof (BoP) studies 1–5 in which the authors conducted
meta-analyses of epidemiological studies to provide an overall conservative quantitative …

Hypertension is extremely common, affecting approximately 1 in every 2 adults globally.
Chronic hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and …