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Anthony D. Woolf is affiliated with the Royal Cornwall Hospital in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with significant contributions in pharmacology, general health professions, rheumatology, rehabilitation, and psychiatry and mental health.

The scientist's work spans several topics including:

  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Musculoskeletal disorders and rehabilitation
  • Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research
  • Health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life
  • Osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms
  • Rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices

Recent publications highlight contributions to global burden studies and disease projections. Notable papers include:

  • Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, 2020, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990-2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, 2023, published in The Lancet Rheumatology
  • Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990-2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, 2023, published in The Lancet Rheumatology
  • Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain in the general population, 1990-2017: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, 2020, published in BMJ
  • Global, regional, and national burden of rheumatoid arthritis, 1990-2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, 2023, published in The Lancet Rheumatology

Frequent coauthors include Lyn March, Marita Cross, Andrew M. Briggs, Karsten E Dreinhoefer, and Neil Betteridge. Their collaboration reflects a multidisciplinary approach across clinical and epidemiological research.

Woolf has contributed multiple papers to several key publication venues with the most frequent being The Lancet Rheumatology and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Other important venues include Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

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 and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi;Kyle Foreman;Stephen Lim

  • 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;Mohsen Naghavi

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Burden of major musculoskeletal conditions

    Anthony D. Woolf;Anthony D. Woolf;Bruce Pfleger

  • What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention

    Jan Hartvigsen;Mark J Hancock;Alice Kongsted;Quinette Louw

  • 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

  • The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

    Marita Cross;Emma Smith;Damian G Hoy;Sandra Nolte

  • A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain

    Damian Hoy;Christopher Bain;Gail Williams;Lyn March

  • The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

    Damian Hoy;Lyn March;Peter Brooks;Fiona Blyth

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Prevention and treatment of low back pain: evidence, challenges, and promising directions.

    Nadine E Foster;Johannes R Anema;Dan Cherkin;Roger Chou

  • Assessing risk of bias in prevalence studies: modification of an existing tool and evidence of interrater agreement

    Damian Hoy;Peter G Brooks;Anthony Woolf;Fiona Blyth

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013 : quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

    Joshua A. Salomon;Theo Vos;Daniel R. Hogan;Michael Gagnon

Frequent Co-Authors

Lyn March
Lyn March University of Sydney
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Rachelle Buchbinder
Rachelle Buchbinder Monash University
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Fiona M. Blyth
Fiona M. Blyth University of Sydney
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Neil Pearce
Neil Pearce London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Peter Brooks
Peter Brooks University of Melbourne

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