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Abdullah Al Mamun is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Clinical Psychology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and General Health Professions.

Their research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

Abdullah Al Mamun has published in venues such as:

  • BMJ Open
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Global variation in the prevalence of bullying victimisation amongst adolescents: Role of peer and parental supports," 2020, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Global variation in the prevalence of suicidal ideation, anxiety and their correlates among adolescents: A population based study of 82 countries," 2020, EClinicalMedicine
  • "The association of general obesity, central obesity and visceral body fat with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2021, Obesity Research & Clinical Practice
  • "Prevalence of multiple non-communicable diseases risk factors among adolescents in 140 countries: A population-based study," 2022, EClinicalMedicine
  • "Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age," 2021, Translational Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Yaqoot Fatima
  • Jake M. Najman
  • Tuhin Biswas
  • James G. Scott
  • Gail Williams

Best Publications

  • 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;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Joan B Soriano;Parkes J Kendrick;Katherine R Paulson;Vinay Gupta

  • Obesity in adulthood and its consequences for life expectancy: a life-table analysis

    Anna Peeters;Jan J. Barendregt;Frans Willekens;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Haidong Wang;Kaja M. Abbas;Mitra Abbasifard;Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

  • Global, regional, and country-specific lifetime risks of stroke, 1990 and 2016

    VL Feigin;G Nguyen;K Cercy

  • Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Mohammad Abbasi

  • Longitudinal impact of sleep on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis.

    Yaqoot Fatima;S.A.R. Doi;A.A. Mamun

  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;Degu Abate;Solomon M. Abay

  • Prospective Associations between Depression and Obesity for Adolescent Males and Females- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.

    Munim Mannan;Abdullah Mamun;Suhail Doi;Alexandra Clavarino

  • Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Ryan M Barber;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Sleep quality and obesity in young subjects: a meta-analysis

    Y. Fatima;Y. Fatima;S. A. R. Doi;S. A. R. Doi;S. A. R. Doi;A. A. Mamun

  • Associations of Gestational Weight Gain With Offspring Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure at 21 Years of Age Evidence From a Birth Cohort Study

    Abdullah A. Mamun;Michael O'Callaghan;Leonie Callaway;Gail Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Jake M. Najman
Jake M. Najman University of Queensland
Gail M. Williams
Gail M. Williams University of Queensland
Michael O'Callaghan
Michael O'Callaghan University of Queensland
Rosa Alati
Rosa Alati Curtin University
James G. Scott
James G. Scott QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Andrew T Olagunju
Andrew T Olagunju University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Alexandra Clavarino
Alexandra Clavarino University of Queensland
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Benn Sartorius
Benn Sartorius University of Oxford
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India

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