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Chronic Disease

Chronic Disease is a pathological condition characterized by prolonged duration, persistent symptoms, or long-term progression, distinguished from acute diseases by its gradual onset, slow evolution, and resistance to complete cure.

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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Theo Vos, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir, Kalkidan Hassen Abate et al. · The Lancet · 2017 · 13.5K citations · Full text

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The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine

George L. Engel · Science · 1977 · 12.2K citations

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STUDIES OF ILLNESS IN THE AGED. THE INDEX OF ADL: A STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTION.

Sidney Katz · PubMed · 1963 · 12.2K citations

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Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Christopher J L Murray, Theo Vos, Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet · 2012 · 9K citations

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Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010.

Alan Alwan · 2011 · 8.6K citations

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  1. JV
    Jørgen Vestbo

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    68 publications · 17.9K citations

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  2. CJ
    Christopher J L Murray

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    49 publications · 67.5K citations

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  3. EF
    Emiel F.�M. Wouters

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    56 publications · 9.8K citations

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  4. LA
    Leonard A. Jason

    DePaul University, United States

    94 publications · 4.4K citations

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    Theo Vos

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    41 publications · 56.8K citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    124 h-index

    1.4K publications

    380.9K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    103 h-index

    1.2K publications

    199.8K citations

  3. Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    96 h-index

    869 publications

    139.2K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    93 h-index

    1.8K publications

    2.5M citations

  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    92 h-index

    1.1K publications

    130.1K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    90 h-index

    856 publications

    70.9K citations

  7. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    89 h-index

    745 publications

    159.7K citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    88 h-index

    841 publications

    137.8K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 1.6K publications · 100.5K citations

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  2. Respiratory Medicine

    240 publications · 17.9K citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    479 publications · 27.1K citations

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  4. CHEST Journal

    156 publications · 19.8K citations

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  5. Social Science & Medicine

    204 publications · 20.8K citations

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