The escalating global burden of serious health-related suffering: projections to 2060 by world regions, age groups, and health conditions

• Main Authors: Katherine E Sleeman, PhD (Author), Maja de Brito, MSc (Author), Simon Etkind, MB (Author), Kennedy Nkhoma, PhD (Author), Ping Guo, PhD (Author), Irene J Higginson, ProfPhD (Author), Barbara Gomes, PhD (Author), Richard Harding, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Serious life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses place an enormous burden on society and health systems. Understanding how this burden will evolve in the future is essential to inform policies that alleviate suffering and prevent health system weakening. We aimed to project...