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	1. 48090 Accesses	Research Falling behind: life expectancy in US counties from 2000 to 2007 in an international context Sandeep C Kulkarni, Alison Levin-Rector, Majid Ezzati, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:16 (15 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary As the world's healthiest nations enjoy increasingly longer life spans, people living in most of the United States – especially women – are falling further behind with each decade.
	2. 34442 Accesses	Research Projection of the year 2050 burden of diabetes in the US adult population: dynamic modeling of incidence, mortality, and prediabetes prevalence James P Boyle, Theodore J Thompson, Edward W Gregg, Lawrence E Barker, David F Williamson Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:29 (22 October 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Statistics show that diabetes prevalence is set to rise in the US adult population to 33% by 2050 and so implementation of preventative measures needs to be considered.
	3. 25245 Accesses	Research Diabetes prevalence and diagnosis in US states: analysis of health surveys Goodarz Danaei, Ari B Friedman, Shefali Oza, Christopher JL Murray, Majid Ezzati Population Health Metrics 2009, 7:16 (25 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments \| Editor’s summary Prevalence of undiagnosed and total diabetes, determined from analysis of US national blood tests and state survey data, indicate that some states are under diagnosing this condition.
	4. 24870 Accesses	Review Comparative quantification of health risks: Conceptual framework and methodological issues Christopher JL Murray, Majid Ezzati, Alan D Lopez, Anthony Rodgers, Stephen Vander Hoorn Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:1 (14 April 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	5. 21641 Accesses	Research Differential mortality in Iran Ardeshir Khosravi, Richard Taylor, Mohsen Naghavi, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2007, 5:7 (28 July 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6. 19809 Accesses	Research Psychometric properties of the CDC Symptom Inventory for assessment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Dieter Wagner, Rosane Nisenbaum, Christine Heim, James F Jones, Elizabeth R Unger, William C Reeves Population Health Metrics 2005, 3:8 (22 July 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments
	7. 17968 Accesses	Research Estimating health-adjusted life expectancy conditional on risk factors: results for smoking and obesity Pieter HM van Baal, Rudolf T Hoogenveen, G Ardine de Wit, Hendriek C Boshuizen Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:14 (3 November 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	8. 15314 Accesses	Research Population survey sampling methods in a rural African setting: measuring mortality Edward Fottrell, Peter Byass Population Health Metrics 2008, 6:2 (20 May 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	9. 14847 Accesses	Research Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in metropolitan, urban, and rural Georgia William C Reeves, James F Jones, Elizabeth Maloney, Christine Heim, David C Hoaglin, Roumiana S Boneva, Marjorie Morrissey, Rebecca Devlin Population Health Metrics 2007, 5:5 (8 June 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 5 comments
	10. 13733 Accesses	Research The burden of disease profile of residents of Nairobi's slums: Results from a Demographic Surveillance System Catherine Kyobutungi, Abdhalah Ziraba, Alex Ezeh, Yazoumé Yé Population Health Metrics 2008, 6:1 (10 March 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	11. 12088 Accesses	Research Monitoring health inequalities: life expectancy and small area deprivation in New Zealand Martin I Tobias, Jit Cheung Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:2 (14 April 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	12. 11523 Accesses	Research Diabetes and urbanization in the Omani population: an analysis of national survey data Siba Al-Moosa, Sara Allin, Nadia Jemiai, Jawad Al-Lawati, Elias Mossialos Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:5 (24 April 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	13. 11435 Accesses	Review Mortality registration and surveillance in China: History, current situation and challenges Gonghuan Yang, Jianping Hu, Ke Rao, Jeimin Ma, Chalapati Rao, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2005, 3:3 (16 March 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	14. 11247 Accesses	Research Early Infant Morbidity in the City of São Paulo, Brazil Carla J Machado, Ken Hill Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:7 (28 October 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15. 10897 Accesses	Research The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996 Catherine M Michaud, Matthew T McKenna, Stephen Begg, Niels Tomijima, Meghna Majmudar, Maria T Bulzacchelli, Shahul Ebrahim, Majid Ezzati, Joshua A Salomon, Jessica Gaber Kreiser, Mollie Hogan, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:11 (18 October 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	16. 10590 Accesses	Editorial Population health metrics: crucial inputs to the development of evidence for health policy Colin D Mathers, Christopher JL Murray, Majid Ezzati, Emmanuela Gakidou, Joshua A Salomon, Claudia Stein Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:6 (14 April 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	17. 10538 Accesses	Research Modeling human papillomavirus and cervical cancer in the United States for analyses of screening and vaccination Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert, Natasha K Stout, Jesse Ortendahl, Karen M Kuntz, Sue J Goldie, Joshua A Salomon Population Health Metrics 2007, 5:11 (29 October 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	18. 10235 Accesses	Research Pediatric appendicitis rupture rate: a national indicator of disparities in healthcare access Kathleen A Jablonski, Mark F Guagliardo Population Health Metrics 2005, 3:4 (4 May 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	19. 9661 Accesses	Research Further validation of the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory in a US adult population sample Jin-Mann S Lin, Dana J Brimmer, Elizabeth M Maloney, Ernestina Nyarko, Rhonda BeLue, William C Reeves Population Health Metrics 2009, 7:18 (15 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	20. 9619 Accesses	Research Estimating the prevalence of breast cancer using a disease model: data problems and trends Michelle E Kruijshaar, Jan J Barendregt, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:5 (14 April 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	21. 9243 Accesses	Research Comparing population health in the United States and Canada David Feeny, Mark S Kaplan, Nathalie Huguet, Bentson H McFarland Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:8 (29 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Comparison of the two populations shows that Canadians on average live longer and have better quality of life than their US counterparts, and this could be related to easier access to healthcare and lower levels of socioeconomic inequalities.
	22. 9166 Accesses	Research Estimating age conditional probability of developing disease from surveillance data Michael P Fay Population Health Metrics 2004, 2:6 (27 July 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	23. 9146 Accesses	Research A generic model for the assessment of disease epidemiology: the computational basis of DisMod II Jan J Barendregt, Gerrit J van Oortmarssen, Theo Vos, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:4 (14 April 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	24. 9104 Accesses	Research Reconsidering the use of rankings in the valuation of health states: a model for estimating cardinal values from ordinal data Joshua A Salomon Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:12 (19 December 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	25. 9071 Accesses	Research Algorithms for enhancing public health utility of national causes-of-death data Mohsen Naghavi, Susanna Makela, Kyle Foreman, Janaki O'Brien, Farshad Pourmalek, Rafael Lozano Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:9 (10 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central