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Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–15: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals by Liu, Li, Dr, Oza, Shefali, MSc, Hogan, Dan, PhD, Chu, Yue, MSPH, Perin, Jamie, PhD, Zhu, Jun, Prof, Lawn, Joy E, Prof, Cousens, Simon, Prof, Mathers, Colin, PhD, Black, Robert E, Prof

“…Summary Background Despite remarkable progress in the improvement of child survival between 1990 and 2015, the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 target of a…”
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Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis by Liu, Li, PhD, Oza, Shefali, MSc, Hogan, Daniel, PhD, Perin, Jamie, PhD, Rudan, Igor, Prof, Lawn, Joy E, Prof, Cousens, Simon, Prof, Mathers, Colin, PhD, Black, Robert E, Prof

“…Summary Background Trend data for causes of child death are crucial to inform priorities for improving child survival by and beyond 2015. We report child…”
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Neonatal cause-of-death estimates for the early and late neonatal periods for 194 countries: 2000-2013 by Oza, Shefali, Lawn, Joy E, Hogan, Daniel R, Mathers, Colin, Cousens, Simon N

“…To estimate cause-of-death distributions in the early (0-6 days of age) and late (7-27 days of age) neonatal periods, for 194 countries between 2000 and 2013…”
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Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival by Lawn, Joy E, Prof, Blencowe, Hannah, MRCPCH, Oza, Shefali, MSc, You, Danzhen, PhD, Lee, Anne CC, MD, Waiswa, Peter, PhD, Lalli, Marek, MSc, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Prof, Barros, Aluisio JD, PhD, Christian, Parul, PhD, Mathers, Colin, PhD, Cousens, Simon N, DipMathStat

“…Summary In this Series paper, we review trends since the 2005 Lancet Series on Neonatal Survival to inform acceleration of progress for newborn health…”
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Estimation of daily risk of neonatal death, including the day of birth, in 186 countries in 2013: a vital-registration and modelling-based study by Oza, Shefali, MSc, Cousens, Simon N, Prof, Lawn, Joy E, Prof

“…Summary Background The days immediately after birth are the most risky for human survival, yet neonatal mortality risks are generally not reported by day…”
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National, regional, and state-level all-cause and cause-specific under-5 mortality in India in 2000–15: a systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals by Liu, Li, Chu, Yue, Oza, Shefali, Hogan, Dan, Perin, Jamie, Bassani, Diego G, Ram, Usha, Fadel, Shaza A, Pandey, Arvind, Dhingra, Neeraj, Sahu, Damodar, Kumar, Pradeep, Cibulskis, Richard, Wahl, Brian, Shet, Anita, Mathers, Colin, Lawn, Joy, Jha, Prabhat, Kumar, Rakesh, Black, Robert E, Cousens, Simon

“…India had the largest number of under-5 deaths of all countries in 2015, with substantial subnational disparities. We estimated national and subnational…”
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Are Americans Feeling Less Healthy? The Puzzle of Trends in Self-rated Health by Salomon, Joshua A., Nordhagen, Stella, Oza, Shefali, Murray, Christopher J. L.

“…Although self-rated health is proposed for use in public health monitoring, previous reports on US levels and trends in self-rated health have shown ambiguous…”
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The promise of prevention: the effects of four preventable risk factors on national life expectancy and life expectancy disparities by race and county in the United States by Danaei, Goodarz, Rimm, Eric B, Oza, Shefali, Kulkarni, Sandeep C, Murray, Christopher J L, Ezzati, Majid

“…There has been substantial research on psychosocial and health care determinants of health disparities in the United States (US) but less on the role of…”
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Trends and Cardiovascular Mortality Effects of State-Level Blood Pressure and Uncontrolled Hypertension in the United States by EZZATI, Majid, OZA, Shefali, DANAEI, Goodarz, MURRAY, Christopher J. L

“…Blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality and has lifestyle and healthcare determinants that vary across states. Only…”
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Symptom- and Laboratory-Based Ebola Risk Scores to Differentiate Likely Ebola Infections by Oza, Shefali, Sesay, Alieu A, Russell, Neal J, Wing, Kevin, Boufkhed, Sabah, Vandi, Lahai, Sebba, Sahr C, Cummings, Rachael, Checchi, Francesco

“…Rapidly identifying likely Ebola patients is difficult because of a broad case definition, overlap of symptoms with common illnesses, and lack of rapid…”
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Surviving Ebola: A historical cohort study of Ebola mortality and survival in Sierra Leone 2014-2015 by Wing, Kevin, Oza, Shefali, Houlihan, Catherine, Glynn, Judith R, Irvine, Sharon, Warrell, Clare E, Simpson, Andrew J H, Boufkhed, Sabah, Sesay, Alieu, Vandi, Lahai, Sebba, Sahr Charles, Shetty, Pranav, Cummings, Rachael, Checchi, Francesco, McGowan, Catherine R

“…While a number of predictors for Ebola mortality have been identified, less is known about post-viral symptoms. The identification of acute-illness predictors…”
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How many deaths are attributable to smoking in the United States? Comparison of methods for estimating smoking-attributable mortality when smoking prevalence changes by Oza, Shefali, Thun, Michael J, Henley, S. Jane, Lopez, Alan D, Ezzati, Majid

“…Abstract Background The number of smoking-attributable deaths is commonly estimated using current and former smoking prevalences or lung cancer mortality as an…”
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Improving health information systems during an emergency: lessons and recommendations from an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone by Oza, Shefali, Wing, Kevin, Sesay, Alieu Amara, Boufkhed, Sabah, Houlihan, Catherine, Vandi, Lahai, Sebba, Sahr Charles, McGowan, Catherine R, Cummings, Rachael, Checchi, Francesco

“…The 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic highlighted the difficulty of collecting patient information during emergencies, especially in highly infectious…”
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Ebola Virus Disease in Children, Sierra Leone, 2014-2015 by Fitzgerald, Felicity, Naveed, Asad, Wing, Kevin, Gbessay, Musa, Ross, J C G, Checchi, Francesco, Youkee, Daniel, Jalloh, Mohammed Boie, Baion, David, Mustapha, Ayeshatu, Jah, Hawanatu, Lako, Sandra, Oza, Shefali, Boufkhed, Sabah, Feury, Reynold, Bielicki, Julia A, Gibb, Diana M, Klein, Nigel, Sahr, Foday, Yeung, Shunmay

“…Little is known about potentially modifiable factors in Ebola virus disease in children. We undertook a retrospective cohort study of children <13 years old…”
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Development of a Pediatric Ebola Predictive Score, Sierra Leone by Fitzgerald, Felicity, Wing, Kevin, Naveed, Asad, Gbessay, Musa, Ross, J.C.G, Checchi, Francesco, Youkee, Daniel, Jalloh, Mohamed Boie, Baion, David E, Mustapha, Ayeshatu, Jah, Hawanatu, Lako, Sandra, Oza, Shefali, Boufkhed, Sabah, Feury, Reynold, Bielicki, Julia, Williamson, Elizabeth, Gibb, Diana M, Klein, Nigel, Sahr, Foday, Yeung, Shunmay

“…We compared children who were positive for Ebola virus disease (EVD) with those who were negative to derive a pediatric EVD predictor (PEP) score. We collected…”
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Diabetes prevalence and diagnosis in US states: analysis of health surveys by Danaei, Goodarz, Friedman, Ari B, Oza, Shefali, Murray, Christopher Jl, Ezzati, Majid

“…Current US surveillance data provide estimates of diabetes using laboratory tests at the national level as well as self-reported data at the state level…”
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The Clean pilot study: evaluation of an environmental hygiene intervention bundle in three Tanzanian hospitals by Gon, Giorgia, Kabanywanyi, Abdunoor M, Blinkhoff, Petri, Cousens, Simon, Dancer, Stephanie J, Graham, Wendy J, Hokororo, Joseph, Manzi, Fatuma, Marchant, Tanya, Mkoka, Dickson, Morrison, Emma, Mswata, Sarah, Oza, Shefali, Penn-Kekana, Loveday, Sedekia, Yovitha, Virgo, Sandra, Woodd, Susannah, Aiken, Alexander M

“…Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are estimated to affect up to 15% of hospital inpatients in low-income countries (LICs). A critical but often neglected…”
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Refining the paediatric Ebola case definition: a study of children in Sierra Leone with suspected Ebola virus disease by Fitzgerald, Felicity, Dr, Wing, Kevin, PhD, Naveed, Asad, MBChB, Gbessay, Musa, MBChB, Ross, J C G, BSc, Checchi, Francesco, PhD, Youkee, Daniel, MBBS, Jalloh, Mohammed Boie, MBChB, Baion, David, MBChB, Mustapha, Ayeshatu, MBChB, Jah, Hawanatu, MBBS, MBChB, Lako, Sandra, MD, Oza, Shefali, MSc, Boufkhed, Sabah, MSc, Feury, Reynold, BSc, Bielicki, Julia, PhD, Williamson, Elizabeth, PhD, Gibb, Diana M, MD, Klein, Nigel, PhD, Sahr, Foday, PhD, Yeung, Shunmay, PhD

“…Abstract Background The case definition for suspected Ebola virus disease is broad, so many negative children are isolated for testing, risking nosocomial…”
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Ebola virus disease in children in Sierra Leone: a retrospective cohort study by Fitzgerald, Felicity, Dr, Naveed, Asad, MBChB, Wing, Kevin, MSc, Gbessay, Musa, BSc, Ross, Gareth, BSc, Checchi, Francesco, PhD, Youkee, Daniel, MBBS, Jalloh, Mohammed, MBChB, Baion, David, MBChB, Mustapha, Ayeshatu, MBChB, Jah, Hawanatu, Lako, Sandra, MBBS, Oza, Shefali, MSc, Boufkhed, Sabah, MSc, Feury, Reynold, BSc, Bielicki, Julia, MD, Gibb, Diana, Prof, Klein, Nigel, Prof, Sahr, Foday, Prof, Yeung, Shunmay, PhD

“…Abstract Background The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa has claimed more than 11 200 lives with more than 28 000 cases. Infected children under…”
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Learning from Exemplars in Global Health: a road map for mitigating indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health by Phillips, David E, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Binagwaho, Agnes, Boerma, Ties, Freeman, Matthew C, Hirschhorn, Lisa R, Panjabi, Raj, Maiga, Abdoulaye, Amouzou, Agbessi, Teklu, Alula, VanderZanden, Amy, Blanchard, Andrea, Ellis, Anna, Dahn, Bernice, Shikur, Bilal, Dounebaine, Bonheur, Furgal, Brittany, Giugliani, Camila, López Castañeda, Carla, Lavor, Carlile, Beaulieu, Daniel, Boyda, Danielle, Melesse, Dessalegn, Hazel, Elizabeth, Keats, Emily, Akter Huda, Fauzia, Sayinzoga, Felix, Kandru, Goutham, Gabani, Jacopo, Thomas Ntawukuriryayo, Jovial, Afsana, Kaosar, Micek, Katie, Muther, Kyle, Hester, Kyra, Penn-Kekana, Loveday, Hailu, Luidina, Huicho, Luis, Price, Matt, Admassu, Mengesha, Frisch, Mimi, Sall, Mohamadou, Ariful Alam, Mohammad, Chowdhury, Mushtaque, Akseer, Nadia, Chen, Nan, Gerthe, Nathaniel, Singh, Neha, Bose, Niranjan, Rothschild, Oliver, Campbell, Oona, Garcia, Patricia, Subedi, Raj Kumar, Bednarczyk, Robert, Black, Robert, Mogilevskii, Roman, Jiwani, Safia, Gebreyesus, Seifu, Oza, Shefali, Walton, Shelley, Jones, Tanya, Bornstein, Vera Joanna

“…[...]with over 15 million confirmed cases and 618 000 confirmed deaths globally, the toll on human health has been a tragedy.1 Daily cases continue to increase…”
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