The Lancet. Global health
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The Lancet. Global health · Sep 2016
Mortality trends and differentials in South Africa from 1997 to 2012: second National Burden of Disease Study.
The poor health of South Africans is known to be associated with a quadruple disease burden. In the second National Burden of Disease (NBD) study, we aimed to analyse cause of death data for 1997-2012 and develop national, population group, and provincial estimates of the levels and causes of mortality. ⋯ South African Medical Research Council's Flagships Awards Project.
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The Lancet. Global health · Sep 2016
Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2012: a synthetic analysis.
Infections with certain viruses, bacteria, and parasites are strong risk factors for specific cancers. As new cancer statistics and epidemiological findings have accumulated in the past 5 years, we aimed to assess the causal involvement of the main carcinogenic agents in different cancer types for the year 2012. ⋯ Fondation de France.
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The Lancet. Global health · Sep 2016
State of inequality in diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunisation coverage in low-income and middle-income countries: a multicountry study of household health surveys.
Immunisation programmes have made substantial contributions to lowering the burden of disease in children, but there is a growing need to ensure that programmes are equity-oriented. We aimed to provide a detailed update about the state of between-country inequality and within-country economic-related inequality in the delivery of three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, and pertussis-containing vaccine (DTP3), with a special focus on inequalities in high-priority countries. ⋯ None.