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	1. 973 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
	2. 853 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. 696 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.
	4. 630 Accesses	Research Mortality and excess risk in US adults with pre-diabetes and diabetes: a comparison of two nationally representative cohorts, 1988–2006 Andrew Stokes, Neil K Mehta Population Health Metrics 2013, 11:3 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	5. 623 Accesses	Research Decomposing Indigenous life expectancy gap by risk factors: a life table analysis Yuejen Zhao, Jo Wright, Stephen Begg, Steven Guthridge Population Health Metrics 2013, 11:1 (29 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6. 506 Accesses	Research Household food access and child malnutrition: results from the eight-country MAL-ED study Stephanie Psaki, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Tahmeed Ahmed, Shamsir Ahmed, Pascal Bessong, Munirul Islam, Sushil John, Margaret Kosek, Aldo Lima, Cebisa Nesamvuni, Prakash Shrestha, Erling Svensen, Monica McGrath, Stephanie Richard, Jessica Seidman, Laura Caulfield, Mark Miller, William Checkley, for MALED Network Investigators Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:24 (13 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	7. 492 Accesses	Review Systematic review of general burden of disease studies using disability-adjusted life years Suzanne Polinder, Juanita A Haagsma, Claudia Stein, Arie H Havelaar Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:21 (1 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	8. 441 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. 357 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
	10. 363 Accesses	Research Age of onset in chronic diseases: new method and application to dementia in Germany Ralph Brinks, Sandra Landwehr, Regina Waldeyer Population Health Metrics 2013, 11:6 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	11. 354 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.
	12. 353 Accesses	Research Developing a comprehensive time series of GDP per capita for 210 countries from 1950 to 2015 Spencer L James, Paul Gubbins, Christopher JL Murray, Emmanuela Gakidou Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:12 (30 July 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13. 314 Accesses	Review Mapping populations at risk: improving spatial demographic data for infectious disease modeling and metric derivation Andrew J Tatem, Susana Adamo, Nita Bharti, Clara R Burgert, Marcia Castro, Audrey Dorelien, Gunter Fink, Catherine Linard, Mendelsohn John, Livia Montana, Mark R Montgomery, Andrew Nelson, Abdisalan M Noor, Deepa Pindolia, Greg Yetman, Deborah Balk Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:8 (16 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	14. 314 Accesses	Research Measuring infertility in populations: constructing a standard definition for use with demographic and reproductive health surveys Maya N Mascarenhas, Hoiwan Cheung, Colin D Mathers, Gretchen A Stevens Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:17 (31 August 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15. 311 Accesses	Research Looking at the smoking epidemic through the lens of population pyramids: sociodemographic patterns of smoking in Italy, 1983 to 2005 Bruno Federico, Giovanni Capelli, Giuseppe Costa, Johan P Mackenbach, Anton E Kunst Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:23 (28 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	16. 322 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
	17. 293 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
	18. 282 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
	19. 279 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
	20. 276 Accesses	Research Mortality following the Haitian earthquake of 2010: a stratified cluster survey Shannon Doocy, Megan Cherewick, Thomas Kirsch Population Health Metrics 2013, 11:5 (25 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	21. 276 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
	22. 267 Accesses	Research Regional inequalities in under-5 mortality in Nigeria: a population-based analysis of individual- and community-level determinants Diddy Antai Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:6 (9 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 2 comments
	23. 245 Accesses	Research The influence of measurement error on calibration, discrimination, and overall estimation of a risk prediction model Laura C Rosella, Paul Corey, Therese A Stukel, Cam Mustard, Jan Hux, Doug G Manuel Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:20 (1 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	24. 238 Accesses	Research An assessment of routine primary care health information system data quality in Sofala Province, Mozambique Sarah Gimbel, Mark Micek, Barrot Lambdin, Joseph Lara, Marina Karagianis, Fatima Cuembelo, Stephen S Gloyd, James Pfeiffer, Kenneth Sherr Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:12 (13 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	25. 230 Accesses	Research Impact of diabetes mellitus on life expectancy and health-adjusted life expectancy in Canada Lidia Loukine, Chris Waters, Bernard CK Choi, Joellyn Ellison Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:7 (24 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	26. 225 Accesses	Research Mortality in an Aboriginal Medical Service (Redfern) cohort Stephen Morrell, Bronwen Phillips, Richard Taylor, John Daniels, Kate Burgess, Naomi Mayers Population Health Metrics 2013, 11:2 (7 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	27. 206 Accesses	Research Population Health Metrics Research Consortium gold standard verbal autopsy validation study: design, implementation, and development of analysis datasets Christopher JL Murray, Alan D Lopez, Robert Black, Ramesh Ahuja, Said Ali, Abdullah Baqui, Lalit Dandona, Emily Dantzer, Vinita Das, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Wafaie Fawzi, Abraham D Flaxman, Sara Gómez, Bernardo Hernández, Rohina Joshi, Henry Kalter, Aarti Kumar, Vishwajeet Kumar, Rafael Lozano, Marilla Lucero, Saurabh Mehta, Bruce Neal, Summer Ohno, Rajendra Prasad, Devarsetty Praveen, Zul Premji, Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos, Hazel Remolador, Ian Riley, Minerva Romero, Mwanaidi Said, Diozele Sanvictores, Sunil Sazawal, Veronica Tallo et al. Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:27 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	28. 208 Accesses	Research PHQ-8 Days: a measurement option for DSM-5 Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) severity Satvinder S Dhingra, Kurt Kroenke, Matthew M Zack, Tara W Strine, Lina S Balluz Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:11 (28 April 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	29. 206 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
	30. 206 Accesses	Research Incidences of obesity and extreme obesity among US adults: findings from the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Liping Pan, David S Freedman, Cathleen Gillespie, Sohyun Park, Bettylou Sherry Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:56 (17 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	31. 209 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
	32. 197 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
	33. 194 Accesses	Research Predicting mortality with biomarkers: a population-based prospective cohort study for elderly Costa Ricans Luis Rosero-Bixby, William H Dow Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:11 (13 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	34. 195 Accesses	Research Schizophrenia in Thailand: prevalence and burden of disease Pudtan Phanthunane, Theo Vos, Harvey Whiteford, Melanie Bertram, Pichet Udomratn Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:24 (17 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	35. 191 Accesses	Research Verifying causes of death in Thailand: rationale and methods for empirical investigation Chalapati Rao, Yawarat Porapakkham, Junya Pattaraarchachai, Warangkana Polprasert, Narumol Swampunyalert, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:11 (18 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	36. 188 Accesses	Research Using breath carbon monoxide to validate self-reported tobacco smoking in remote Australian Indigenous communities David J MacLaren, Katherine M Conigrave, Jan A Robertson, Rowena G Ivers, Sandra Eades, Alan R Clough Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:2 (20 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	37. 183 Accesses	Research Assessing quality of medical death certification: Concordance between gold standard diagnosis and underlying cause of death in selected Mexican hospitals Bernardo Hernández, Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos, Minerva Romero, Sara Gómez, Charles Atkinson, Rafael Lozano Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:38 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	38. 177 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
	39. 172 Accesses	Research Using funnel plots in public health surveillance Douglas C Dover, Donald P Schopflocher Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:58 (10 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	40. 180 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
	41. 181 Accesses	Research Statistical modeling of volume of alcohol exposure for epidemiological studies of population health: the US example Jürgen Rehm, Tara Kehoe, Gerrit Gmel, Fred Stinson, Bridget Grant, Gerhard Gmel Population Health Metrics 2010, 8:3 (4 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	42. 175 Accesses	Research Association of blood lipids, creatinine, albumin, and CRP with socioeconomic status in Malawi Iliana V Kohler, Beth J Soldo, Philip Anglewicz, Ben Chilima, Hans-Peter Kohler Population Health Metrics 2013, 11:4 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	43. 172 Accesses	Research Determining the best population-level alcohol consumption model and its impact on estimates of alcohol-attributable harms Tara Kehoe, Gerrit Gmel, Kevin D Shield, Gerhard Gmel, Jürgen Rehm Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:6 (10 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	44. 166 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
	45. 170 Accesses	Research Estimating global mortality from potentially foodborne diseases: an analysis using vital registration data Laura A Hanson, Elizabeth A Zahn, Sommer R Wild, Dörte Döpfer, James Scott, Claudia Stein Population Health Metrics 2012, 10:5 (16 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	46. 169 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. 172 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
	48. 162 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
	49. 158 Accesses	Research Rescaling quality of life values from discrete choice experiments for use as QALYs: a cautionary tale Terry N Flynn, Jordan J Louviere, Anthony AJ Marley, Joanna Coast, Tim J Peters Population Health Metrics 2008, 6:6 (22 October 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	50. 158 Accesses	Research Measuring the burden of arboviral diseases: the spectrum of morbidity and mortality from four prevalent infections A Desirée LaBeaud, Fatima Bashir, Charles H King Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:1 (10 January 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central