Mortality trends in Australian Aboriginal peoples and New Zealand M āori
The health status of Indigenous populations of Australia and New Zealand (NZ) M āori manifests as life expectancies substantially lower than the total population. Accurate assessment of time trends in mortality... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - July 4, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Bronwen Phillips, John Daniels, Alistair Woodward, Tony Blakely, Richard Taylor and Stephen Morrell Source Type: research
Choice of relative or cause-specific approach to cancer survival analysis impacts estimates differentially by cancer type, population, and application: evidence from a Canadian population-based cohort study
Cause-specific (CS) and net survival in a relative survival framework (RS) are two of the most common methods for estimating cancer survival. In this paper, we assess the differences in results produced by two... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - July 3, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Diana R. Withrow, Jason D. Pole, E. Diane Nishri, Michael Tjepkema and Loraine D. Marrett Source Type: research
Trend and causes of adult mortality in Kersa health and demographic surveillance system (Kersa HDSS), eastern Ethiopia: verbal autopsy method
The health problems of adults have been neglected in many developing countries, yet many studies in these countries show high rates of premature mortality in adults. Measuring adult mortality and its cause thr... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - July 1, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Wondimye Ashenafi, Frehywot Eshetu, Nega Assefa, Lemessa Oljira, Melkamu Dedefo, Desalew Zelalem, Negga Baraki and Melake Demena Source Type: research
Comparing trends in mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer in the United Kingdom, 1983 –2013: joinpoint regression analysis
We aimed to study the time trends underlying a change from cardiovascular disease (CVD) to cancer as the most common cause of age-standardized mortality in the UK between 1983 and 2013. (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - July 1, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Lauren Wilson, Prachi Bhatnagar and Nick Townsend Source Type: research
Impact of rural family physician program on child mortality rates in Iran: a time-series study
The rural family physician program and social protection scheme were started in Iran about 10 years ago, and no comprehensive study has been carried out to investigate the effects of this program on mortality-... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - June 2, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Shohreh Naderimagham, Hamidreza Jamshidi, Alireza Khajavi, Farhad Pishgar, Ali Ardam, Bagher Larijani, Zohreh Mahmoudi, Alireza Jeddian, Hamid Reza Bahrami-Taghanaki and Farshad Farzadfar Source Type: research
Quantifying the global contribution of alcohol consumption to cardiomyopathy
The global impact of alcohol consumption on deaths due to cardiomyopathy (CM) has not been quantified to date, even though CM contains a subcategory for alcoholic CM with an effect of heavy drinking over time ... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - May 25, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jakob Manthey, Sameer Imtiaz, Maria Neufeld, Margaret Rylett and J ürgen Rehm Source Type: research
Multiple cause-of-death data among people with AIDS in Italy: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Multiple cause-of-death (MCOD) data allow analyzing the contribution to mortality of conditions reported on the death certificate that are not selected as the underlying cause of death. Using MCOD data, this s... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - May 18, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Enrico Grande, Antonella Zucchetto, Barbara Suligoi, Francesco Grippo, Marilena Pappagallo, Saverio Virdone, Laura Camoni, Martina Taborelli, Vincenza Regine, Diego Serraino and Luisa Frova Source Type: research
Evolution of the “fourth stage” of epidemiologic transition in people aged 80 years and over: population-based cohort study using electronic health records
In the “fourth stage” of epidemiological transition, the distribution of non-communicable diseases is expected to shift to more advanced ages, but age-specific changes beyond 80 years of age have not been repo... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - May 12, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Nisha C. Hazra and Martin Gulliford Source Type: research
Adult mortality of diseases and injuries attributable to selected metabolic, lifestyle, environmental, and infectious risk factors in Taiwan: a comparative risk assessment
To facilitate priority-setting in health policymaking, we compiled the best available information to estimate the adult mortality (>30 years) burden attributable to 13 metabolic, lifestyle, infectious, and env... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - May 3, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Wei-Cheng Lo, Chu-Chang Ku, Shu-Ti Chiou, Chang-Chuan Chan, Chi ‐Ling Chen, Mei-Shu Lai and Hsien-Ho Lin Source Type: research
Changing ethnic inequalities in mortality in New Zealand over 30 years: linked cohort studies with 68.9 million person-years of follow-up
Internationally, ethnic inequalities in mortality within countries are increasingly recognized as a public health concern. But few countries have data to monitor such inequalities. We aimed to provide a detail... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - April 26, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: George Disney, Andrea Teng, June Atkinson, Nick Wilson and Tony Blakely Source Type: research
Self-reported general health, physical distress, mental distress, and activity limitation by US county, 1995-2012
Metrics based on self-reports of health status have been proposed for tracking population health and making comparisons among different populations. While these metrics have been used in the US to explore disp... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - April 26, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Johan P. Mackenbach, Frank J. van Lenthe and Ali H. Mokdad Source Type: research
Changing ethnic inequalities in mortality in New Zealand over 30 years: linked cohort studies with 68.9 million person-years of follow-up
Internationally, ethnic inequalities in mortality within countries are increasingly recognized as a public health concern. But few countries have data to monitor such inequalities. We aimed to provide a detail... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - April 26, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: George Disney, Andrea Teng, June Atkinson, Nick Wilson and Tony Blakely Source Type: research
Self-reported general health, physical distress, mental distress, and activity limitation by US county, 1995-2012
Metrics based on self-reports of health status have been proposed for tracking population health and making comparisons among different populations. While these metrics have been used in the US to explore disp... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - April 26, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Johan P. Mackenbach, Frank J. van Lenthe and Ali H. Mokdad Source Type: research
Estimating incidence and prevalence rates of chronic diseases using disease modeling
Morbidity estimates between different GP registration networks show large, unexplained variations. This research explores the potential of modeling differences between networks in distinguishing new (incident)... (Source: Population Health Metrics)
Source: Population Health Metrics - April 5, 2017 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hendrike C. Boshuizen, Marinus J. J. C. Poos, Marjan van den Akker, Kees van Boven, Joke C. Korevaar, Margot W. M. de Waal, Marion C. J. Biermans and Nancy Hoeymans Source Type: research
