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Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990–2020: Global Burden of Di... 1996 2026 2006 2016 5.0k
  1. Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990–2020: Global Burden of Disease Study (1997)
    Christopher J L Murray, Alan D López The Lancet
  2. The global burden of disease: a comprehensive assessment of mortality and disability from diseases injuries and risk factors in 1990 and projected to 2020. (1996)
    Christopher J L Murray, Alan D López Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa)
  3. Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2013)
    Harvey Whiteford, Louisa Degenhardt et al. The Lancet
  4. Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data (2006)
    Alan D López, Colin Mathers et al. The Lancet
  5. Global mortality, disability, and the contribution of risk factors: Global Burden of Disease Study (1997)
    Christopher J L Murray, Alan D López The Lancet
  6. Worldwide Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation (2013)
    Sumeet S. Chugh, Rasmus Havmoeller et al. Circulation
  7. Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2013)
    Valery L. Feigin, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar et al. The Lancet
  8. Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease (2002)
    Majid Ezzati, Alan D López et al. The Lancet
  9. The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors (2009)
    Goodarz Danaei, Eric L. Ding et al. PLoS Medicine
  10. Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2013)
    Alize J Ferrari, Fiona Charlson et al. PLoS Medicine
  11. Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors (2006)
    Alan D López, Colin Mathers et al. The World Bank eBooks
  12. The State of US Health, 1990-2010 (2013)
    Christopher J L Murray JAMA
  13. Rapid health transition in China, 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2013)
    Gonghuan Yang, Yu Wang et al. The Lancet
  14. Household catastrophic health expenditure: a multicountry analysis (2003)
    Ke Xu, David Evans et al. The Lancet
  15. Global Burden of Severe Periodontitis in 1990-2010 (2014)
    Nicholas J Kassebaum, Eduardo Bernabé et al. Journal of Dental Research
  16. Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980–2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 (2010)
    Margaret C. Hogan, Kyle J Foreman et al. The Lancet
  17. A systematic analysis of global anemia burden from 1990 to 2010 (2013)
    Nicholas J Kassebaum, Rashmi Jasrasaria et al. Blood
  18. Measuring the Global Burden of Disease (2013)
    Christopher J L Murray, Alan D López New England Journal of Medicine
  19. Smoking Prevalence and Cigarette Consumption in 187 Countries, 1980-2012 (2014)
    Marie Ng, Michael K Freeman et al. JAMA
  20. Tuberculosis: Commentary on a Reemergent Killer (1992)
    Barry R. Bloom, Christopher J L Murray Science
  21. Global Burden of Untreated Caries (2015)
    Eduardo Bernabé, Bishal Bhandari et al. Journal of Dental Research
  22. Global Burden of Oral Conditions in 1990-2010 (2013)
    Wagner Marcenes, Eduardo Bernabé et al. Journal of Dental Research
  23. Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis (2012)
    Christopher J L Murray, Lisa C Rosenfeld et al. The Lancet
  24. Global burden of stroke and risk factors in 188 countries, during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (2016)
    Valery L. Feigin, Gregory A. Roth et al. The Lancet Neurology
  25. The Global Burden of Skin Disease in 2010: An Analysis of the Prevalence and Impact of Skin Conditions (2013)
    Roderick J. Hay, Nicole E. Johns et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  26. WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: development of an evidence based global public health treaty (2003)
    Kenji Shibuya, Christina Ciecierski et al. BMJ
  27. Global and regional burden of first-ever ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke during 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2013)
    Rita Krishnamurthi, Valery L. Feigin et al. The Lancet Global Health
  28. Causes of cancer in the world: comparative risk assessment of nine behavioural and environmental risk factors (2005)
    Goodarz Danaei, Stephen Vander Hoorn et al. The Lancet
  29. Physical activity and risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and ischemic stroke events: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (2016)
    Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, Lily Alexander et al. BMJ
  30. Demographic and Epidemiologic Drivers of Global Cardiovascular Mortality (2015)
    Gregory A. Roth, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar et al. New England Journal of Medicine
  31. Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting: the GATHER statement (2016)
    Gretchen A Stevens, Leontine Alkema et al. The Lancet
  32. Liver cirrhosis mortality in 187 countries between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis (2014)
    Ali A. Mokdad, Alan D López et al. BMC Medicine
  33. GBD 2010: design, definitions, and metrics (2012)
    Christopher J L Murray, Majid Ezzati et al. The Lancet
  34. Breast and cervical cancer in 187 countries between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis (2011)
    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar, Kyle J Foreman et al. The Lancet
  35. The global burden of dengue: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (2016)
    Jeffrey D Stanaway, Donald S. Shepard et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  36. Disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study (2015)
    Joshua A. Salomon, Juanita A. Haagsma et al. The Lancet Global Health
  37. Global, regional, and national burden of multiple sclerosis 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (2019)
    Mitchell T. Wallin, William J. Culpepper et al. The Lancet Neurology
  38. Healthy life expectancy for 187 countries, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden Disease Study 2010 (2012)
    Joshua A. Salomon, Haidong Wang et al. The Lancet
  39. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease, 1990–2015 (2017)
    David Watkins, Catherine O. Johnson et al. New England Journal of Medicine
  40. Health systems performance assessment: debates, methods and empiricism. (2003)
    Christopher J L Murray, David Evans Medical Entomology and Zoology
  41. Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on maternal and child mortality: an updated systematic analysis (2011)
    Rafael Lozano, Haidong Wang et al. The Lancet
  42. Comparative quantification of health risks: Conceptual framework and methodological issues (2003)
    Christopher J L Murray, Majid Ezzati et al. Population Health Metrics
  43. Global and Regional Patterns in Cardiovascular Mortality From 1990 to 2013 (2015)
    Gregory A. Roth, Mark D. Huffman et al. Circulation
  44. Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2013)
    Louisa Degenhardt, Harvey Whiteford et al. The Lancet
  45. Neonatal, postneonatal, childhood, and under-5 mortality for 187 countries, 1970–2010: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 (2010)
    Julie Knoll Rajaratnam, Abraham D. Flaxman et al. The Lancet
  46. The global burden of neurological disorders: translating evidence into policy (2019)
    Valery L. Feigin, Theo Vos et al. The Lancet Neurology
  47. Age-specific and sex-specific mortality in 187 countries, 1970–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (2012)
    Haidong Wang, Laura Dwyer‐Lindgren et al. The Lancet
  48. Health metrics and evaluation: strengthening the science (2008)
    Christopher J L Murray, Julio Frenk The Lancet
  49. Increased educational attainment and its effect on child mortality in 175 countries between 1970 and 2009: a systematic analysis (2010)
    Emmanuela Gakidou, Krycia Cowling et al. The Lancet
  50. The Global Burden of Ischemic Heart Disease in 1990 and 2010 (2014)
    Andrew E. Moran, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar et al. Circulation
  51. Global Burden of Severe Tooth Loss (2014)
    Eduardo Bernabé, Bishal Bhandari et al. Journal of Dental Research
  52. Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (2017)
    Ryan M Barber, Nancy Fullman et al. The Lancet
  53. The effect of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across China and its provinces, 1990–2017: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020)
    Peng Yin, Michael Bräuer et al. The Lancet Planetary Health
  54. Temporal Trends in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in 21 World Regions, 1980 to 2010 (2014)
    Andrew E. Moran, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar et al. Circulation
  55. Hydrogen Tunneling in Enzyme Reactions (1989)
    Yuan Cha, Christopher J L Murray et al. Science
  56. The Global Burden of Disease Study at 30 years (2022)
    Christopher J L Murray Nature Medicine
  57. The adverse effect of iron repletion on the course of certain infections. (1978)
    Max Murray, A. B. Murray et al. BMJ
  58. Trends and Patterns of Disparities in Cancer Mortality Among US Counties, 1980-2014 (2017)
    Ali H. Mokdad, Laura Dwyer‐Lindgren et al. JAMA
  59. National health expenditures: a global analysis. (1994)
    Christopher J L Murray, Ramesh Govindaraj et al. PubMed
  60. Inequalities in Life Expectancy Among US Counties, 1980 to 2014 (2017)
    Laura Dwyer‐Lindgren, Amelia Bertozzi-Villa et al. JAMA Internal Medicine
  61. The Vaccine-Hesitant Moment (2022)
    Heidi J. Larson, Emmanuela Gakidou et al. New England Journal of Medicine
  62. Factors Associated With Increases in US Health Care Spending, 1996-2013 (2017)
    Joseph L. Dieleman, Ellen Squires et al. JAMA
  63. Estimating the cause-specific relative risks of non-optimal temperature on daily mortality: a two-part modelling approach applied to the Global Burden of Disease Study (2021)
    Katrin Burkart, Michael Bräuer et al. The Lancet
  64. Adolescence and the next generation (2018)
    George Patton, Craig A. Olsson et al. Nature
  65. Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (2024)
    Christopher J L Murray The Lancet
  66. Global, regional, and national time trends in mortality for congenital heart disease, 1990–2019: An age-period-cohort analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study (2022)
    Zhanhao Su, Zhiyong Zou et al. EClinicalMedicine
  67. Health effects associated with consumption of unprocessed red meat: a Burden of Proof study (2022)
    Haley Lescinsky, Ashkan Afshin et al. Nature Medicine
  68. Health effects associated with exposure to secondhand smoke: a Burden of Proof study (2024)
    Luísa Sório Flor, Jason A Anderson et al. Nature Medicine

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Christopher J L Murray 17630 8221 11216 16423 15433 434 101.7k
Alan D López 12023 7120 8562 11218 9558 299 65.9k
Peter C Gøtzsche 18184 3862 11963 24974 25014 276 196.6k
Matthias Egger 18280 4502 12132 24340 31896 751 204.3k
Jan P. Vandenbroucke 9765 2761 7200 14038 15026 439 107.2k
John P. A. Ioannidis 12957 3063 7987 20022 17450 1.1k 180.8k
Mike Clarke 12057 2012 6799 15038 12159 582 119.1k
Stuart Pocock 10437 2902 6721 13808 16294 569 137.2k
Julian P. T. Higgins 8389 2247 9250 16645 21573 446 178.4k
Majid Ezzati 9885 3452 8184 10920 8447 314 66.4k
Alessandro Liberati 18211 3667 11429 23493 21926 84 187.2k

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