Imperial College London
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PROFESSOR AZEEM MAJEED

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Chair - Primary Care and Public Health & Head of Department
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 3368a.majeed Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Dorothea Cockerell +44 (0)20 7594 3368

 
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Location

 

Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{GBD:2018:10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2,
author = {GBD, 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Intentional Injuries Collaborators and Mokdad, AH and Rawaf, S},
doi = {10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2},
journal = {International Journal of Public Health},
pages = {39--46},
title = {Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2},
volume = {63},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - ObjectivesWe used GBD 2015 findings to measure the burden of intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015.MethodsThe Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study defines intentional injuries as a combination of self-harm (including suicide), interpersonal violence, collective violence (war), and legal intervention. We estimated number of deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for each type of intentional injuries.ResultsIn 2015, 28,695 individuals (95% UI: 25,474–37,832) died from self-harm, 35,626 (95% UI: 20,947–41,857) from interpersonal violence, and 143,858 (95% UI: 63,554–223,092) from collective violence and legal interventions. In 2015, collective violence and legal intervention was the fifth-leading cause of DALYs in the EMR and the leading cause in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya; they account for 49.7% of total DALYs in Syria.ConclusionsOur findings call for increased efforts to stabilize the region and assist in rebuilding the health systems, as well as increasing transparency and employing preventive strategies to reduce self-harm and interpersonal injuries.
AU  - GBD,2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Intentional Injuries Collaborators
AU  - Mokdad,AH
AU  - Rawaf,S
DO  - 10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2
EP  - 46
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 1661-8556
SP  - 39
TI  - Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
T2  - International Journal of Public Health
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/49598
VL  - 63
ER  -
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