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2018

Journal Article

Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40

Dieleman, Joseph L., Sadat, Nafis, Chang, Angela Y., Fullman, Nancy, Abbafati, Cristiana, Acharya, Pawan, Adou, Arsène Kouablan, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Alam, Khurshid, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Ammar, Walid, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Aremu, Olatunde, Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Ayer, Rakesh, Badali, Hamid, Banach, Maciej, Banstola, Amrit, Barac, Aleksandra, Belachew, Abate Bekele, Birungi, Charles, Bragazzi, Nicola L., Breitborde, Nicholas J. K., Cahuana-Hurtado, Lucero, Car, Josip, Catalá-López, Ferrán ... Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network (2018). Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40. The Lancet, 391 (10132), 1783-1798. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30697-4

Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40

2018

Journal Article

Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

Khalil, Ibrahim, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Colombara, Danny, Cornaby, Leslie, Ehrenkranz, Rebecca, Graetz, Nicholas, Kutz, Michael, Troeger, Christopher, Wang, Haidong, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Alghnam, Suliman, Ali, Raghib, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Transportation Injuries Collaborators (2018). Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 187-198. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-0987-0

Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

2018

Journal Article

Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Safi, Sare, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Katibeh, Marzieh, Yaseri, Mehdi, Ramezani, Alireza, Shahraz, Saeid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Khalil, Ibrahim, Elbcheraoui, Charbel, Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Rankin, Zane, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Olsen, Helen E., Stanaway, Jeffrey D., Wang, Haidong, Wilson, Katie, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Al-Eyadhy, Ayman, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Alsharif, Ubai, Altirkawi, Khalid A., Anber, Nahla ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Vision Loss Collaborators (2018). Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 199-210. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1000-7

Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Charara, Raghid, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Khalil, Ibrahim, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Daoud, Farah, Colombara, Danny, Graetz, Nicholas, Kutz, Michael, Wang, Haidong, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Beshir Ahmed, Muktar, Alam, Khurshid, Alghnam, Suliman, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Altirkawi, Khalid A., Anber, Nahla, Anwari, Palwasha, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Awasthi, Ashish, Barac, Aleksandra ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Intentional Injuries Collaborators (2018). Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 39-46. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2

Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

The burden of cardiovascular diseases among us states, 1990-2016

Roth, Gregory A., Johnson, Catherine O., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Ahmed, Muktar, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Ansari, Hossein, Ärnlöv, Johan, Atey, Tesfay Mehari, Awasthi, Ashish, Awoke, Tadesse, Barac, Aleksandra, Bärnighausen, Till, Bedi, Neeraj, Bennett, Derrick, Bensenor, Isabela, Biadgilign, Sibhatu, Castañeda-Orjuela, Carlos, Catalá-López, Ferrán, Davletov, Kairat, Dharmaratne, Samath, Ding, Eric L., Dubey, Manisha, Faraon, Emerito Jose Aquino, Farid, Talha, Farvid, Maryam S., Feigin, Valery ... Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Collaboration (2018). The burden of cardiovascular diseases among us states, 1990-2016. JAMA Cardiology, 3 (5), 375-389. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.0385

The burden of cardiovascular diseases among us states, 1990-2016

2018

Journal Article

Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., Khalil, Ibrahim, Collison, Michael, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Chew, Adrienne, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Colombara, Danny, Ehrenkranz, Rebecca, Kutz, Michael, Wang, Haidong, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmed, Kedir Yimam, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al Lami, Faris Hasan, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkaabi, Juma M., Al-Maskari, Fatma, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Maternal Mortality Collaborators (2018). Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Supplement 1), 47-61. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3

Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Cornaby, Leslie, Foreman, Kyle J., Frostad, Joseph, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kemmer, Laura, Kutz, Michael, Liu, Patrick, Mirarefin, Mojde, Nguyen, Grant, Wang, Haidong, Zipkin, Ben, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abouzeid, Marian, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E., Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Aksut, Baran, Alam, Khurshid ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators (2018). Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Supplement 1), 137-149. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3

Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Khalil, Ibrahim, Charara, Raghid, Afshin, Ashkan, Wang, Haidong, Collison, Michael, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Daoud, Farah, Blosser, Christopher D., Cornaby, Leslie, Foreman, Kyle J., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kemmer, Laura, Kutz, Michael, Liu, Patrick, Zipkin, Ben, Ärnlöv, Johan, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Ali, Raghib, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkaabi, Juma M. ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Collaborators (2018). Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 177-186. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1014-1

Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., Khalil, Ibrahim, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Daoud, Farah, Colombara, Danny, Foreman, Kyle J., Godwin, William W., Kutz, Michael, Mirarefin, Mojde, Rao, Puja C., Reiner, Robert, Troeger, Christopher, Wang, Haidong, Niguse Abraha, Haftom, Abu-Elyazeed, Remon, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmadi, Alireza, Beshir Ahmed, Muktar, Alam, Khurshid, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diarrhea Collaborators (2018). Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 109-121. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1008-z

Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Afshin, Ashkan, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Colombara, Danny, Ehrenkranz, Rebecca, Foreman, Kyle J., Frostad, Joseph, Godwin, William W., Kutz, Michael, Rao, Puja C., Reiner, Robert, Troeger, Christopher, Wang, Haidong, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abbas, Kaja M., Abera, Semaw Ferede, Abu-Raddad, Laith J., Adane, Kelemework, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmadi, Alireza, Beshir, Muktar ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Lower Respiratory Infections Collaborators (2018). Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Supplement 1), 97-108. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1007-0

Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

Alsharif, Ubai, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Khalil, Ibrahim, Charara, Raghid, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Daoud, Farah, Dicker, Daniel, Foreman, Kyle J., Frostad, Joseph, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kutz, Michael, Wang, Haidong, Abyu, Gebre Yitayih, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Eyadhy, Ayman, Alam, Khurshid, Alasfoor, Deena, Ali, Raghib, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa, Altirkawi, Khalid A., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amini, Erfan ... Fitzmaurice, Christina (2018). Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 151-164. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-0999-9

Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study

2018

Journal Article

Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Afshin, Ashkan, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J., Chew, Adrienne, Biryukov, Stan H., Cornaby, Leslie, Foreman, Kyle J., Kutz, Michael, Liu, Patrick, Reitsma, Marissa, Sur, Patrick, Wang, Haidong, Zipkin, Ben, Ärnlöv, Johan, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abdulle, Abdishakur M., Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M.E., Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza, Alkerwi, Ala'a ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Obesity Collaborators (2018). Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63, 165-176. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1002-5

Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

A raised serum lactate level is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with isolated cerebral gunshot wounds

Kong, V. Y., Weale, R. D., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Oosthuizen, G. V., Sartorius, B., Brysiewicz, P. and Clarke, D. L. (2018). A raised serum lactate level is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with isolated cerebral gunshot wounds. South African Medical Journal, 108 (5), 413-417. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i5.12837

A raised serum lactate level is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with isolated cerebral gunshot wounds

2018

Journal Article

Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Mokdad, Ali H., El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Wang, Haidong, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Chew, Adrienne, Krohn, Kristopher J., Carter, Austin, Foreman, Kyle J., He, Fei, Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Kutz, Michael, Mirarefin, Mojde, Nguyen, Grant, Silpakit, Naris, Sligar, Amber, Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbas, Kaja M., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Adane, Kelemework, Agarwal, Arnav, Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad, Ahmadi, Alireza ... GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region HIV/AIDS Collaborators (2018). Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Supplement 1), 123-136. doi: 10.1007/s00038-017-1023-0

Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

2018

Journal Article

The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states

Murray, Christopher J. L., Mokdad, Ali H., Ballestros, Katherine, Echko, Michelle, Glenn, Scott, Olsen, Helen E., Mullany, Erin, Lee, Alex, Khan, Abdur Rahman, Ahmadi, Alireza, Ferrari, Alize J., Kasaeian, Amir, Werdecker, Andrea, Carter, Austin, Zipkin, Ben, Sartorius, Benn, Serdar, Berrin, Sykes, Bryan L., Troeger, Chris, Fitzmaurice, Christina, Rehm, Colin D., Santomauro, Damian, Kim, Daniel, Colombara, Danny, Schwebel, David C., Tsoi, Derrick, Kolte, Dhaval, Nsoesie, Elaine, Nichols, Emma ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 319 (14), 1444-1472. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.0158

The state of US health, 1990-2016: Burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors among US states

2018

Journal Article

Does the Baltic dry index predict economic activity in South Africa? A review from 1985 to 2016

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn and Zuccollo, Dino (2018). Does the Baltic dry index predict economic activity in South Africa? A review from 1985 to 2016. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 21 (1) a1457, 1-9. doi: 10.4102/sajems.v21i1.1457

Does the Baltic dry index predict economic activity in South Africa? A review from 1985 to 2016

2018

Journal Article

Identifying 'corridors of HIV transmission' in a severely affected rural South African population: A case for a shift toward targeted prevention strategies

Tanser, Frank, Bärnighausen, Till, Dobra, Adrian and Sartorius, Benn (2018). Identifying 'corridors of HIV transmission' in a severely affected rural South African population: A case for a shift toward targeted prevention strategies. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47 (2), 537-549. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx257

Identifying 'corridors of HIV transmission' in a severely affected rural South African population: A case for a shift toward targeted prevention strategies

2018

Journal Article

The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Murray, Christopher J. L., Kyu, Hmwe H., Maddison, Emilie R., Henry, Nathaniel J., Mumford, John Everett, Barber, Ryan, Shields, Chloe, Brown, Jonathan C., Nguyen, Grant, Carter, Austin, Wolock, Timothy M., Wang, Haidong, Liu, Patrick Y., Reitsma, Marissa, Ross, Jennifer M., Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abbas, Kaja, Abera, Mubarek, Abera, Semaw Ferede, Hareri, Habtamu Abera, Ahmed, Muktar, Alene, Kefyalew Addis, Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amo-Adjei, Joshua, Andrews, Jason, Ansari, Hossein, Antonio, Carl Abelardo, Anwari, Palwasha ... Vos, Theo (2018). The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18 (3), 261-284. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30703-X

The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

2018

Journal Article

The biological and diagnostic role of mirna’s in hepatocellular carcinoma

Sartorius, Kurt, Sartorius, Benn, Winkler, Cheryl, Chuturgoon, Anil and Makarova, Julia (2018). The biological and diagnostic role of mirna’s in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in Bioscience - Landmark, 23 (9), 1701-1720. doi: 10.2741/4668

The biological and diagnostic role of mirna’s in hepatocellular carcinoma

2018

Journal Article

Malignant and pre-malignant oesophageal pathology in a South African teaching hospital

Loots, E., Ramdial, P. K., Sartorius, B., Mulder, C. M. and Clarke, D. L. (2018). Malignant and pre-malignant oesophageal pathology in a South African teaching hospital. South African Journal of Surgery, 56 (1), 21-24. doi: 10.17159/2078-5151/2018/v56n1a2076

Malignant and pre-malignant oesophageal pathology in a South African teaching hospital