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Age-sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
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SUBMITTER: GBD 2019 LRI Collaborators
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9605880 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Age-sex differences in the global burden of lower respiratory infections and risk factors, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases 20220811 11
<h4>Background</h4>The global burden of lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and corresponding risk factors in children older than 5 years and adults has not been studied as comprehensively as it has been in children younger than 5 years. We assessed the burden and trends of LRIs and risk factors across all age groups by sex, for 204 countries and territories.<h4>Methods</h4>In this analysis of data for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019, we used clinician- ...[more]