Global Skin Disease Morbidity and Mortality: An Update From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Disability secondary to skin conditions is substantial worldwide. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 includes estimates of global morbidity and mortality due to skin diseases.

Objective

To measure the burden of skin diseases worldwide.

Data sources

For nonfatal estimates, data were found by literature search using PubMed and Google Scholar in English and Spanish for years 1980 through 2013 and by accessing administrative data on hospital inpatient and outpatient episodes. Data for fatal estimates were based on vital registration and verbal autopsy data.

Study selection

Skin disease data were extracted from more than 4000 sources including systematic reviews, surveys, population-based disease registries, hospital inpatient data, outpatient data,

SUBMITTER: Karimkhani C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5817488 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature