Journal article
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
Abstract
BACKGROUND: 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.
METHODS: In this analysis of data for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk …
Authors
Collaborators GL; Kyu HH; Vongpradith A; Sirota SB; Novotney A; Troeger CE; Doxey MC; Bender RG; Ledesma JR; Biehl MH
Journal
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol. 22, No. 11, pp. 1626–1647
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 2022
DOI
10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00510-2
ISSN
1473-3099