Background Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

Background Given the projected trends in population ageing and population growth, the
number of people with dementia is expected to increase. In addition, strong evidence has …

Background Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non …

Background Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Given
the recent increasing trends in colorectal cancer incidence globally, up-to-date information …

Background Health-care needs change throughout the life course. It is thus crucial to assess
whether health systems provide access to quality health care for all ages. Drawing from the …

Background Diabetes, particularly type 1 diabetes, at younger ages can be a largely
preventable cause of death with the correct health care and services. We aimed to evaluate …

Background and Aim Many multilevel logistic regression analyses of “neighbourhood and
health” focus on interpreting measures of associations (eg, odds ratio, OR). In contrast …

Objectives To categorize and examine the effectiveness regarding health-related quality of
life (HRQoL), mental health, and mortality of care models for persons with multimorbidity in …

Background Chewing tobacco and other types of smokeless tobacco use have had less
attention from the global health community than smoked tobacco use. However, the practice …

Background People with multimorbidity have reduced functional capacity, lower quality of
life, higher mortality rates and use healthcare resources more intensively than healthy …