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. 2013;10(7):e1001477.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001477. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

Reflections on the global burden of disease 2010 estimates

Peter Byass  1 , Maximilian de Courten, Wendy J Graham, Lucie Laflamme, Affette McCaw-Binns, Osman A Sankoh, Stephen M Tollman, Basia Zaba
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Reflections on the global burden of disease 2010 estimates

Peter Byass et al. PLoS Med. 2013.

Abstract

Peter Byass and colleagues raise questions about the recent, high-profile Global Burden of Disease estimates.

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Conflict of interest statement

OAS is the Executive Director of the INDEPTH Network which is mentioned in the paper. PB is a member of the PLOS Medicine Editorial Board. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Proportions of deaths covered by vital registration, shown by GBD-2010 regions.
Data from ; unregistered deaths from the 2010 Haiti earthquake excluded.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Diabetes mortality rates per 100,000 (with 95% uncertainty intervals) by GBD-2010 region for 2010.
Data from .
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