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Overview

Jürgen Rehm is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a substantial body of research focused primarily on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Epidemiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Public Health.

Their recent research includes significant papers such as:

  • "Global burden of cancer in 2020 attributable to alcohol consumption: a population-based study" (2021, The Lancet Oncology)
  • "National, regional, and global burdens of disease from 2000 to 2016 attributable to alcohol use: a comparative risk assessment study" (2020, The Lancet Public Health)
  • "Alcohol use in times of the COVID 19: Implications for monitoring and policy" (2020, Drug and Alcohol Review)
  • "NCD Countdown 2030: pathways to achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4" (2020, The Lancet)
  • "The role of alcohol use and drinking patterns in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality: a systematic review" (2020, The Lancet Public Health)

Their work spans several main topics, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Jürgen Rehm frequently collaborates with several co-authors, most notably:

  • Jakob Manthey
  • Kevin D. Shield
  • Shannon Lange
  • Carolin Kilian
  • Maria Neufeld

Their publications are often featured in journals and venues such as:

  • Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Addiction
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • BMC Public Health
  • The Lancet Public Health

Among their book contributions is a publication titled Álcool: uma mercadoria nada comum: pesquisa e políticas públicas (2023), released by Dialética eBooks.

Jürgen Rehm's research integrates various subfields, including:

  • Epidemiology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Clinical Psychology

Best Publications

  • 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 burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

    Harvey A. Whiteford;Harvey A. Whiteford;Louisa Degenhardt;Louisa Degenhardt;Juergen Rehm;Juergen Rehm;Amanda J. Baxter;Amanda J. Baxter

  • 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 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

  • 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 age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • The size and burden of mental disorders and other disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    H.U. Wittchen;F. Jacobi;J. Rehm;J. Rehm;Anders Gustavsson

  • Global burden of disease and injury and economic cost attributable to alcohol use and alcohol-use disorders.

    Jürgen T. Rehm;Colin Mathers;Svetlana Popova;Svetlana Popova;Montarat Thavorncharoensap;Montarat Thavorncharoensap

  • 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

  • The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors

    Goodarz Danaei;Eric L. Ding;Dariush Mozaffarian;Bruce Taylor;Bruce Taylor

  • 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

  • Alcohol and public health

    Robin Room;Thomas Babor;Jürgen T. Rehm

  • Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

    Anders Gustavsson;Mikael Svensson;Frank Jacobi;Christer Allgulander

  • Developing the World Health Organization disability assessment schedule 2.0

    T Bedirhan Üstün;Somnath Chatterji;Nenad Kostanjsek;Jürgen Rehm

  • 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

  • Measuring health and disability : manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule : WHODAS 2.0

    T. B. Üstün;N. Kostanjsek;S. Chatterji;J. Rehm

Frequent Co-Authors

Benedikt Fischer
Benedikt Fischer University of Auckland
Robin Room
Robin Room La Trobe University
Gerhard Gmel
Gerhard Gmel University of Lausanne
Robert E. Mann
Robert E. Mann Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Ingeborg Rossow
Ingeborg Rossow Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Kathryn Graham
Kathryn Graham Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Thomas F. Babor
Thomas F. Babor University of Connecticut
Edward M. Adlaf
Edward M. Adlaf Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Peter J. Anderson
Peter J. Anderson Monash University

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