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Maziar Moradi-Lakeh is affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Their research primarily centers in the field of Medicine, with a substantial body of work spanning 112 publications. Their expertise extends into several subfields including General Health Professions, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics covered in their research reflect a focus on global and environmental health issues. These topics include Climate Change and Health Impacts, Global Health Care Issues, Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Health disparities and outcomes, and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention.

Their recent significant papers demonstrate engagement with global health and environmental challenges, published in influential venues. These works include:

  • "The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms" (2023), The Lancet
  • "The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels" (2022), The Lancet
  • "The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future" (2021), The Lancet
  • "The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises" (2020), The Lancet
  • "Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017" (2020), Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Collaborations have been frequent with several researchers, reflecting interdisciplinary and multi-author approaches. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Arash Tehrani-Banihashemi (17 collaborations)
  • Ali H. Mokdad (12 collaborations)
  • Leila Janani (10 collaborations)
  • Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi (10 collaborations)
  • Marzieh Nojomi (9 collaborations)

Maziar Moradi-Lakeh's work has been published in various scientific venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Research Square (Research Square) with 10 publications
  • The Lancet with 9 publications
  • Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran with 7 publications
  • The Lancet Global Health with 4 publications
  • PubMed with 4 publications

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, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gbd Disease;Injury Incidence;Lorenzo Monasta

  • 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

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • 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 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 Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Tomi F. Akinyemiju;Faris Hasan Al Lami;Tahiya Alam

  • Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years.

    Ashkan Afshin;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Marissa Reitsma;Patrick Sur

  • Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest

    Michael Holzer;Fritz Sterz;J. M. Darby;S. A. Padosch

  • 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 incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • 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 cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2017

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Degu Abate;Naghmeh Abbasi;Hedayat Abbastabar

  • 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 burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Valery L Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Sadaf G. Sepanlou
Sadaf G. Sepanlou Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Reza Malekzadeh
Reza Malekzadeh Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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