Autor

Foreman K

22 de julio de 2014
Incidencia y mortalidad mundial, regional y nacional por VIH, tuberculosis y malaria durante 1990-2013: un análisis sistemático para el Estudio de la carga mundial de morbilidad 2013
Summary Emerging data indicate that all-oral antiviral treatments for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) will become a reality in the near future. In replacing interferon-based therapies, all-oral regimens are expected to be more tolerable, more effective, shorter in duration and simpler to administer. Coinciding with new treatment options are novel methodologies for disease screening and […]

Leer más
15 de diciembre de 2012
Años vividos con discapacidad (AVD) por 1160 secuelas de 289 enfermedades y lesiones 1990-2010: un análisis sistemático para el Estudio de la carga mundial de enfermedades 2010
Summary Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies done in 1990 and 2000 have been the only studies to quantify non-fatal health outcomes across an exhaustive set of disorders at the global and […]

Leer más
15 de diciembre de 2012
Años de vida ajustados por discapacidad (AVAD) para 291 enfermedades y lesiones en 21 regiones, 1990-2010: un análisis sistemático para el Estudio de la carga mundial de enfermedades 2010
Summary Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health. The 1990 Global Burden of Disease study proposed disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to measure disease burden. No comprehensive update of disease burden worldwide incorporating a systematic reassessment of disease and […]

Leer más