Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in Child and Adolescent Health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2017 Study

NJ Kassebaum; RC Reiner; HE Olsen; CT Ikeda; MM Echko; KE Ballestreros; H Manguerra; I Martopullo; A Millear; C Shields; A Smith; B Strub; M Abebe; Z Abebe; BM Adhena; TB Adhikari; M Akibu; RM Al-Raddadi; N Alvis-Guzman; CAT Antonio; O Aremu; SW Asgedom; NA Asseffa; L Avila-Burgos; A Barac; TW Bärnighausen; Q Bassat; IM Bensenor; ZA Bhutta; A Bijani; N Bililign; L Cahuana-Hurtado; DC Malta; JC Chang; FJ Charlson; SD Dharmaratne; DT Doku; D Edessa; Z El-Khatib; HE Erskine; AJ Ferrari; N Fullman; R Gupta; HY Hassen; SI Hay; OS Ilesanmi; KH Jacobsen; A Kahsay; A Kasaeian; TD Kassa; S Kebede; YS Khader; EA Khan; MN Khan; YH Khang; J Khubchandani; Y Kinfu; S Kochhar; Y Kokubo; A Koyanagi; BK Defo; DK Lal; FA Kumsa; HJ Larson; J Leung; AA Mamun; S Mehata; M Melku; W Mendoza; HB Mezgebe; TR Miller; NA Moges; S Mohammed; AH Mokdad; L Monasta; S Neupane; HLT Nguyen; DNA Ningrum; YL Nirayo; VM Nong; FA Ogbo; AT Olagunju; BO Olusanya; JO Olusanya; GC Patton; DM Pereira; F Pourmalek; M Qorbani; A Rafay; RK Rai; U Ram; CL Ranabhat; AMN Renzaho; MS Rezai; L Ronfani; GA Roth; S Safiri; B Sartorius; JG Scott; KA Shackelford

Journal article

Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in Child and Adolescent Health, 1990 to 2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2017 Study

NJ Kassebaum, RC Reiner, HE Olsen, CT Ikeda, MM Echko, KE Ballestreros, H Manguerra, I Martopullo, A Millear, C Shields, A Smith, B Strub, M Abebe, Z Abebe, BM Adhena, TB Adhikari, M Akibu, RM Al-Raddadi, N Alvis-Guzman, CAT Antonio Show all

JAMA Pediatrics | AMER MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0337

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Abstract

Importance: Understanding causes and correlates of health loss among children and adolescents can identify areas of success, stagnation, and emerging threats and thereby facilitate effective improvement strategies. Objective: To estimate mortality and morbidity in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2017 by age and sex in 195 countries and territories. Design, Setting, and Participants: This study examined levels, trends, and spatiotemporal patterns of cause-specific mortality and nonfatal health outcomes using standardized approaches to data processing and statistical analysis. It also describes epidemiologic transitions by evaluating historical associations between disease indicators and..

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