Abraham D. Flaxman

New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WHO; Queensland Department of Health, Australia; and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Healthy life expectancy for 187 countries, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden Disease Study 2010

Using verbal autopsy to measure causes of death: the comparative performance of existing methods

Physician review of verbal autopsy questionnaires is less accurate than automated methods in determining both individual and population causes of death. Overall, Tariff performs...

A shortened verbal autopsy instrument for use in routine mortality surveillance systems

The global epidemiology and burden of opioid dependence: results from the global burden of disease 2010 study

Abstract Aims To estimate the prevalence and burden of disease attributable to opioid dependence globally, regionally and at country level. Methods Multiple search strategies: (...

Research Review: Epidemiological modelling of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Background The most recent Global Burden of Disease Study ( GBD 2010) is the first to include attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) and conduct disorder ( CD ) for b...

The epidemiological modelling of dysthymia: Application for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

In order to capture the differences in burden between the subtypes of depression, the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study for the first time estimated the burden of dysthymia an...

Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Meta-regression with DisMod-MR: how robust is the model?

The Global Burden of Ischemic Heart Disease in 1990 and 2010

Background— Ischemic heart disease (IHD) burden consists of years of life lost from IHD deaths and years of disability lived with 3 nonfatal IHD sequelae: nonfatal acute myocard...

US Health Care Spending by Payer and Health Condition, 1996-2016

Estimates of US spending on health care showed substantial increases from 1996 through 2016, with the highest increases in population-adjusted spending by public insurance. Alth...

Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010