TNC Expansion from 1990 to 2013

Ischemic Heart Disease Worldwide, 1990 to 2013: Estimates From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

The Development of Czech Libraries, 1990-2013

LIBRARY TRENDS, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2014 (Libraries in a Postcommunist World: A Quarter of a Century of Development in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia: Part 1, edited by Hermina G.B. Anghelescu), pp. 161–182. © 2015 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract In the last twenty years, libraries in the Czech Republic have undergone extensive changes, which were evoked by a transitio...

Child Malnutrition at Different World Regions in 1990-2013

Adequate nutrition is essential in early childhood to ensure healthy growth, proper organ formation and function, a strong immune system, and neurological and cognitive development. Child malnutrition – as measured by poor child growth – is an important indicator for monitoring population nutritional status and health. In 2013, about 17%, or 98 million children under five years of age in develo...

Global and regional patterns in cardiovascular mortality from 1990 to 2013.

There is a global commitment to reduce premature cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) 25% by 2025. CVD mortality rates have declined dramatically over the past 2 decades, yet the number of life years lost to premature CVD deaths is increasing in low- and middle-income regions. Ischemic heart disease and stroke remain the leading causes of premature death in the world; however, there is wide regional ...

Minimal improvements in the global burden of skin disease from 1990 to 2013

To the Editor: Skin disease often impairs quality of life and results in an increase in years lived with disability (YLDs). In 2010, skin diseasewas the fourth cause of nonfatal disease burden worldwide. Skin conditions ranked between the second and eleventh leading causes of YLDs globally. We investigated changes in the global burden of skin disease experienced in developed and developing coun...