articleJAMA PediatricsJan 26, 2016GREEN OA

Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013

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Abstract

Importance

The literature focuses on mortality among children younger than 5 years. Comparable information on nonfatal health outcomes among these children and the fatal and nonfatal burden of diseases and injuries among older children and adolescents is scarce.

Objective

To determine levels and trends in the fatal and nonfatal burden of diseases and injuries among younger children (aged

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Verbal autopsy
  • Cause of death
  • Measles
  • Disease burden
  • Pediatrics
  • Public health
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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