The burden of disease in Greece, health loss, risk factors, and health financing, 2000-16: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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Background
Following the economic crisis in Greece in 2010, the country's ongoing austerity measures include a substantial contraction of health-care expenditure, with reports of subsequent negative health consequences. A comprehensive evaluation of mortality and morbidity is required to understand the current challenges of public health in Greece.
Methods
We used the results of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 to describe the pattern...

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Authors: Global Burden of Disease 2016 Greece Collaborators; Sartorius, B

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: The Lancet Public Health
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 8
• Pages: e395-e406
• Publication date: 2018-07-25
• Acceptance date: 2018-06-19
• DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(18)30130-0
• EISSN: 2468-2667
• Pmid: 30055996
• Language: English
• Keywords: Greece; adult; healthcare financing; middle aged; male; aged; Global Burden of Disease; risk factors; mortality; adolescent; female; FFR; Global Burden of Disease 2016 Greece Collaborators; child, preschool; infant; child; young adult; humans