Table 4 |
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Study focus and burden of disease |
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Proportion of papers with focus |
Proportion of NCD DALYs in low and middle income countries, 1990* |
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Nutritional |
23% |
6% |
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Cardiovascular |
11% |
16% |
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Neuropsychiatric |
11% |
18% |
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Cancer |
9% |
9% |
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Injury/Trauma |
9% |
28% |
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Digestive diseases |
6% |
5% |
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Genitourinary |
6% |
2% |
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Respiratory |
6% |
7% |
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Sense organ |
6% |
2% |
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Congenital abnormalities |
3% |
3% |
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Diabetes |
3% |
1% |
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Muskoskeletal |
3% |
2% |
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Oral health |
3% |
1% |
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* Source: World Health Report 1999 [57] (Annex Table 3). Expressed as a proportion of DALYs attributable to: NCDs, nutritional deficiencies and injuries |
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Mulligan et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2006 4:7 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-4-7 |
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