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global burden of disease
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Global burden of disease
The
global burden of disease
is the collective
disease burden
produced by all
diseases
around the
world
. The
Global Burden of Disease Study
(
GBD
) is a comprehensive regional and global
research
program that assesses
mortality
and
disability
from major diseases, injuries, and
risk factors
. GBD is a collaboration of over 500 researchers representing over 300 institutions and 50 countries. Under principal investigator, Dr.
Christopher J.L. Murray
, GBD is based out of the
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
at the
University of Washington
and funded by the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
.
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