Global Burden of Chronic Respiratory Diseases

[Global alliance against chronic respiratory diseases].

Hundreds of millions of people of all ages suffer from chronic respiratory diseases which include asthma and respiratory allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, occupational lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension. More than 500 million patients live in developing countries or in deprived populations. Chronic respiratory diseases are increasing in prevalence. Although the cost of ina...

[Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD)].

The Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrheal Diseases: Results from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2016

The burden of caring for family caregivers of the elderly with chronic diseases in Tehran, 1398

Background & Aim: Family caregivers are one of the first and most important members involved in the pursuit of treatment and care for the elderly. Attention and care assessment of family caregivers is one of the effective factors in increasing the quality of care for the elderly. The aim of this study was to determine the caregiver burden of elderly caregivers with chronic illnesses in Tehran. ...

The global burden of neglected tropical diseases.

The first comprehensive study on the global burden of disease and risk factors was commissioned by the World Bank in 1992. A follow-up study was performed in 2005, and another iteration was commissioned by the World Health Organization in 2010, due for publication in 2011. The author suggests that the global burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has been seriously underestimated. The way...