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Ronny Westerman is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany. Their research is primarily focused in the field of Medicine, with specific contributions in subfields such as Reproductive Medicine, General Health Professions, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Finance, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their work covers multiple topics within healthcare and biomedical research, including:

  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research

Westerman has published research in several academic journals, particularly in:

  • Health Research Policy and Systems
  • The Lancet Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online
  • European Journal of Epidemiology

Recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Future health spending forecast in leading emerging BRICS markets in 2030: health policy implications" (2022) published in Health Research Policy and Systems
  • "Hepatitis B and C in Europe: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2023) published in The Lancet Public Health
  • "Corona-Triggered Global Macroeconomic Crisis of the Early 2020s" (2020) published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Metabolic risk factors and fertility disorders: A narrative review of the female perspective" (2021) published in Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online
  • "Statistical Analysis in the German National Cohort (NAKO) - Specific Aspects and General Recommendations" (2022) published in European Journal of Epidemiology

Frequent collaborators in Westerman's research include:

  • Mihajlo Jakovljević
  • Vijay Kumar Chattu
  • Demetrios Lamnisos
  • Arcadio A. Cerda
  • Stefan Rach

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 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

  • 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 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 burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

    Gregory A. Roth;Catherine Johnson;Amanuel Abajobir;Foad Abd-Allah

  • 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

  • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Max G Griswold;Nancy Fullman;Caitlin Hawley;Nicholas Arian

  • 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 Global Burden of Cancer 2013

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Daniel Dicker;Daniel Dicker;Amanda Pain;Hannah Hamavid

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Naohiro Yonemoto
Naohiro Yonemoto University of Toyama
Lalit Dandona
Lalit Dandona University of Washington
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne

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