The deleterious effects of ambient air pollution on human health have been consistently
documented by many epidemiologic studies worldwide, and it has been calculated that …

In China, where air pollution has become a major threat to public health, public awareness
of the detrimental effects of air pollution on respiratory health is increasing—particularly in …

Abstract In China, over 1.3 billion people have high health risks associated with exposure to
ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) that exceeds the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Background Accurate estimates of long-term mortality following tuberculosis treatment are
scarce. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the post-treatment …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the main contributors to the global
burden of disease. The aim of this systematic review was to quantify the disease burden of …

Background Ever since a lung cancer epidemic emerged in the mid-1900s, the
epidemiology of lung cancer has been intensively investigated to characterize its causes …

The risk of progression from exposure to the tuberculosis bacilli to the development of active
disease is a two‐stage process governed by both exogenous and endogenous risk factors …

Background Countries have agreed to reduce premature mortality (defined as the probability
of dying between the ages of 30 years and 70 years) from four main non-communicable …

Rapid expansion of the standardised approach to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment that
is recommended by WHO allowed more than 36 million people to be cured between 1995 …

Changes in fertility and life expectancy are leading to major changes in the structure of the
global population and, in turn, in the scale of the cancer problem worldwide and at every …