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	1. 48654 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. 35103 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. 25524 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. 25081 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. 21726 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. 19942 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. 18191 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. 15648 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. 14979 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. 13961 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. 12181 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. 11637 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. 11562 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. 11331 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. 11014 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. 10706 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. 10670 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. 10323 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. 9891 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. 9693 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. 9341 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. 9311 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
	23. 9266 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. 9237 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
	25. 9180 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
	26. 9174 Accesses	Research Accuracy and completeness of mortality data in the Department of Veterans Affairs Min-Woong Sohn, Noreen Arnold, Charles Maynard, Denise M Hynes Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:2 (10 April 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	27. 9123 Accesses	Research Use of the Social Security Administration Death Master File for ascertainment of mortality status Enrique F Schisterman, Brian W Whitcomb Population Health Metrics 2004, 2:2 (5 March 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	28. 9078 Accesses	Research Revealing the burden of maternal mortality: a probabilistic model for determining pregnancy-related causes of death from verbal autopsies Edward Fottrell, Peter Byass, Thomas W Ouedraogo, Cecile Tamini, Adjima Gbangou, Issiaka Sombié, Ulf Högberg, Karen H Witten, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Teklay Desta, Sylvia Deganus, Janet Tornui, Ann E Fitzmaurice, Nicolas Meda, Wendy J Graham Population Health Metrics 2007, 5:1 (8 February 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	29. 9064 Accesses	Research Regional distribution of fatiguing illnesses in the United States: a pilot study Cynthia Bierl, Rosane Nisenbaum, David C Hoaglin, Bonnie Randall, Ann-Britt Jones, Elizabeth R Unger, William C Reeves Population Health Metrics 2004, 2:1 (4 February 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	30. 8978 Accesses	Research Modeling causes of death: an integrated approach using CODEm Kyle J Foreman, Rafael Lozano, Alan D Lopez, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:1 (6 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	31. 8542 Accesses	Research Autoregression as a means of assessing the strength of seasonality in a time series Rahim Moineddin, Ross EG Upshur, Eric Crighton, Muhammad Mamdani Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:10 (15 December 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	32. 8317 Accesses	Research Describing the longitudinal course of major depression using Markov models: Data integration across three national surveys Scott B Patten, Robert C Lee Population Health Metrics 2005, 3:11 (15 November 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	33. 8253 Accesses	Research Comparing the health of low income and less well educated groups in the United States and Canada Ken Eng, David Feeny Population Health Metrics 2007, 5:10 (16 October 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Overall population health in Canada and the USA is fairly similar, however disparities exist between the two populations at lower levels of education and income, with Canadians better off.
	34. 8201 Accesses	Research Transition to the new race/ethnicity data collection standards in the Department of Veterans Affairs Min-Woong Sohn, Huiyuan Zhang, Noreen Arnold, Kevin Stroupe, Brent C Taylor, Timothy J Wilt, Denise M Hynes Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:7 (6 July 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	35. 8199 Accesses	Research Estimating summary measures of health: a structured workbook approach William Flanagan, Jane Boswell-Purdy, Christel Le Petit, Jean-Marie Berthelot Population Health Metrics 2005, 3:5 (11 May 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	36. 8047 Accesses	Research Assessment of the health of Americans: the average health-related quality of life and its inequality across individuals and groups Yukiko Asada Population Health Metrics 2005, 3:7 (13 July 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	37. 7687 Accesses	Research A longitudinal analysis of the risk factors for diabetes and coronary heart disease in the Framingham Offspring Study Alok Bhargava Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:3 (14 April 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	38. 7681 Accesses	Research The Summary Index of Malaria Surveillance (SIMS): a stable index of malaria within India Alan A Cohen, Neeraj Dhingra, Raju M Jotkar, Peter S Rodriguez, Vinod P Sharma, Prabhat Jha Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:1 (11 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	39. 7581 Accesses	Research Model for estimating the population prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: cross sectional data from the Health Survey for England Luis C Nacul, Michael Soljak, Tom Meade Population Health Metrics 2007, 5:8 (26 September 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	40. 7413 Accesses	Research Maternal mortality in South Africa in 2001: From demographic census to epidemiological investigation Michel Garenne, Robert McCaa, Kourtoum Nacro Population Health Metrics 2008, 6:4 (21 August 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	41. 7413 Accesses	Research National, regional, and global trends in adult overweight and obesity prevalences Gretchen A Stevens, Gitanjali M Singh, Yuan Lu, Goodarz Danaei, John K Lin, Mariel M Finucane, Adil N Bahalim, Russell K McIntire, Hialy R Gutierrez, Melanie Cowan, Christopher J Paciorek, Farshad Farzadfar, Leanne Riley, Majid Ezzati, the Global Burden of Metabolic Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases Collaborating Group (Body Mass Index) Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:22 (20 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	42. 7329 Accesses	Research A novel framework for validating and applying standardized small area measurement strategies Tanja Srebotnjak, Ali H Mokdad, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:26 (29 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	43. 7122 Accesses	Research Using linked data to calculate summary measures of population health: Health-adjusted life expectancy of people with Diabetes Mellitus Douglas G Manuel, Susan E Schultz Population Health Metrics 2004, 2:4 (23 March 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	44. 6941 Accesses	Research Burden of premature mortality in rural Vietnam from 1999 – 2003: analyses from a Demographic Surveillance Site Dao Huong, Hoang Minh, Theo Vos, Urban Janlert, Do Van, Peter Byass Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:9 (8 August 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	45. 6914 Accesses	Research Cross-national agreement on disability weights: the European Disability Weights Project Michaël Schwarzinger, Marlies EA Stouthard, Kristina Burström, Erik Nord, the European Disability Weights Group Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:9 (21 November 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	46. 6722 Accesses	Research Predictors of self-rated health: a 12-month prospective study of IT and media workers Dan Hasson, Bengt B Arnetz, Töres Theorell, Ulla Anderberg Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:8 (31 July 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	47. 6580 Accesses	Research An ecometric analysis of neighbourhood cohesion David L Fone, Daniel M Farewell, Frank D Dunstan Population Health Metrics 2006, 4:17 (21 December 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	48. 6508 Accesses	Research A comparison of sexual behaviour and attitudes of healthy adolescents in a Danish high school in 1982, 1996, and 2001 Ida Kangas, Berit Andersen, Christine A McGarrigle, Lars Østergaard Population Health Metrics 2004, 2:5 (23 March 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	49. 6492 Accesses	Research Improving the public health utility of global cardiovascular mortality data: the rise of ischemic heart disease Ryan M Ahern, Rafael Lozano, Mohsen Naghavi, Kyle Foreman, Emmanuela Gakidou, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:8 (15 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	50. 6473 Accesses	Research How do Zimbabweans value health states? Jennifer Jelsma, Kristian Hansen, Willy de Weerdt, Paul de Cock, Paul Kind Population Health Metrics 2003, 1:11 (16 December 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central