Journal article
Reflecting on the global burden of musculoskeletal conditions: Lessons learnt from the global burden of disease 2010 study and the next steps forward
DG Hoy, E Smith, M Cross, L Sanchez-Riera, FM Blyth, R Buchbinder, AD Woolf, T Driscoll, P Brooks, LM March
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2015
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the strengths, limitations and lessons learned from estimating the burden from musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study (GBD 2010 Study). It should be read in conjunction with the other GBD 2010 Study papers published in this journal. The strengths of the GBD 2010 Study include: the involvement of a MSK expert group; development of new and more valid case de finitions, functional health states, and disability weights to better reflect the MSK conditions; the extensive series of systematic reviews undertaken to obtain data to derive the burden estimates; and the use of a new, more advanced version of t..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (to Dr Hoy and Prof Vos), the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing (to Dr Smith and Prof March), University of Sydney Institute of Bone and Joint Research (to Dr Smith and Dr Cross), Sociedad Espanola de Reumatologia (to Dr Sanchez-Riera), Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (Postgraduate Scholarship 569772 to Dr Hoy and Practitioner Fellowships 334010 (2005-2009) and 606429 (2010-2014) to Prof Buchbinder, and the Ageing and Alzheimers Research Foundation (Asst Prof Blyth).