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Book Chapters
COVID-19 Pandemic
Zahid Ahmad Butt. Editors: Gabriel Bennett, Emma Goodall.
In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Disability, Palgrave Macmillan Cham, 2025, Pages 1-8
Big data and artificial intelligence for pandemic preparedness
Zahid Ahmad Butt. Editors: Patricia Ordóñez De Pablos, Xi Zhang.
In Information Technologies in Healthcare Industry, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Blockchain and 5G for the Digital Transformation of the Healthcare Industry, Academic Press, 2024, Pages 403-418, Chapter 18
Early warning for emerging infectious disease outbreaks: Digital disease surveillance for public health preparedness and response
Zahid Ahmad Butt. Editors: Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Xi Zhang.
In Information Technologies in Healthcare Industry, Accelerating Strategic Changes for Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Industry, Academic Press, Volume 2, 2023, Pages 309-320, Chapter 15
Journal Articles
2026
The syndemic nexus: How vaccine hesitancy and COVID-19 interact to influence vaccine uptake among university students.
AlShurman, BA., Majowicz, SE., Grindrod, K., Goh, J., Butt, ZA.
Hum Vaccin Immunother 2026
Burden of chronic respiratory disease in Asia, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
GBD 2023 Asia Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators
Lancet Respir Med 2026
Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study.
Kang, J., Kim, HJ., Kim, MS., Shin, JI., Yon, DK.
Nat Med 2026
Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease study.
Oh, J., Kim, S., Yim, Y., Kim, MS., Hay, SI., Il Shin, J., Yon, DK.
Nat Med 2026
Global, regional and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to suboptimal diet, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease study
GBD 2023 IHD & Dietary Risk Factors Collaborators
Nat Med 2026
2025
Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
GBD 2023 Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2025
Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950-2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators
Lancet 2025
Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
GBD 2023 Disease and Injury and Risk Factor Collaborators
Lancet 2025
The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990-2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.
GBD 2023 Cancer Collaborators
Lancet 2025
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023.
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks 2023 Collaborators
J Am Coll Cardiol 2025
AI-driven epidemic intelligence: the future of outbreak detection and response
Kaur, J., Butt, Z.A.
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence 2025 8:1645467
Investigation of machine learning approaches to classify war-related content during Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Padalko, H., Chumachenko, D., Kaur, N., Hussain, I.Z., Kaur, J., Lotto, M., Butt, Z.A., Morita, P.P.
Social Network Analysis and Mining 2025 15;1:1-17
Association Between Hair Cortisol and Psychopathology in Children With a Chronic Physical Illness
Littler, E.A.L., Butt, Z.A., Gonzalez, A., Ferro, M.A.
Stress Health 2025 Aug;41(4):e70087
Psychometric validation of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scale for primary and booster doses among university students: A cross-sectional study
AlShurman, B.A., Majowicz, S.E., Grindrod, K., Goh, J., Butt, Z.A.
Vaccine 2025 Jun 7;61:127368
Interventions to reduce wait times in emergency departments in Canadian hospitals: A scoping review
Bhattacharyya, D.S., Neiterman, E., Mac, C., Cheung, K., Dang, E., Jaffer, A., McCready-Branch, B., Gauhar, A., Butt, Z.A.
Public Health 2025 Aug;245:105778
Evaluating the concept of access as a critical dimension of universal health coverage in the context of rural communities of Western Province, Zambia
Chiarot, C.B., Janes, C.R., Abdullah, A.Y.M., Goma, F., Phiri, M., Singini, D., Zulu, R., Butt, Z.A.
SSM - Health Systems 2025 5;100106
Understanding the shift in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and its associated factors for primary and booster doses among university students: A cross-sectional study
AlShurman, B.A., Majowicz, S.E., Grindrod, K., Goh, J., Zhang, X., Butt, Z.A.
Vaccine 2025 Jun 20;59:127296
Comparison of the effectiveness of written literature only versus an intervention program to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among high school students in Pakistan
Saeed, A., Jareinpituk, S., Viwatwongkasem, C., Sajid, M., Butt, Z.A.
The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2025 56;3:384-414
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health services utilisation and mortality in Ontario, Canada: an interrupted time series analysis
Saqib, K., Dubin, J.A., Goel, V., VanderDoes, J., Butt, Z.A.
BMJ Public Health 2025;3:e001576
A contactless method for recognition of daily living activities for older adults based on ambient assisted living technology
Wang, K., Saragadam, A., Kaur, J., Dogra, A., Cao, S., Ghafurian, M., Butt, Z.A., Abhari, S., Chumachenko, D., Morita, P.P.
Internet of Things 2025 30;101502
Global, regional, and national prevalence of kidney failure with replacement therapy and associated aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
GBD 2023 Kidney Failure with Replacement Therapy Collaborators
Lancet Global Health 2025 Aug;13(8):e1378-e1395
Global burden of vision impairment due to age-related macular degeneration, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Global AMD Collaborators
Lancet Global Health 2025 Jul;13(7):e1175-e1190
Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
GBD 2023 Vaccine Coverage Collaborators
Lancet 2025 Jul 19;406(10500):235-260
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Global Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Risk Factors Collaborators
JAMA Neurology 2025 82(8):765-787
Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Acute and Chronic Care Collaborators
Nature Communications 2025 May 7;16(1):4235
Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Adult BMI Collaborators
Lancet 2025 Mar 8;405(10481):813-838
Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990-2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators
Lancet 2025 Mar 8;405(10481):785-812
Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Global Nutrition Target Collaborators
Lancet 2025 Dec 21;404(10471):2543-2583
2024
The burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors by state in the USA, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 US Burden of Disease Collaborators
Lancet 2024;404(10469):2314-2340
Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators
Lancet 2024 May 18;403(10440):2133-2161
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators
Lancet 2024 May 18;403(10440):1989-2056
Application of artificial intelligence in active assisted living for aging population in real-world setting with commercial devices - A scoping review
Wang, K., Ghafurian, M., Chumachenko, D., Cao, S., Butt, Z.A., Salim, S., Abhari, S., Morita, P.P.
Computers in Biology and Medicine 2024 173:108340
Factors Associated With Worsened Mental Health of Health Care Workers in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
AbdulHussein, A., Butt, Z.A., Dimitrov, S., Cozzarin, B.
Interactive Journal of Medical Research 2024 13:e50064
The epidemiology and healthcare costs of pregnancy-related listeriosis in British Columbia, Canada, 2005-2014
Ilic, A., Panagiotoglou, D., Galanis, E., Taylor, M., Butt, Z.A., Majowicz, S.E.
Epidemiology and Infection 2024 Dec 18:1-26
Proposing a Conceptual Framework: Social Media Infodemic Listening for Public Health Behaviors
Tsao, S.F., Chen, H.H., Meyer, S.B., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Public Health 2024;69
Ethical considerations of public health surveillance in the age of the internet of things technologies: A perspective
Hanjahanja-Phiri, T., Lotto, M., Oetomo, A., Borger, J., Butt, Z., Morita, P.P.
Digital Health 2024 Nov 5;10:20552076241296578
Exploring the syndemic impact of COVID-19 and mental health on health services utilisation among adult Ontario population
Saqib, K., Goel, V., Dubin, J.A., VanderDoes, J., Butt, Z.A.
Public Health 2024 Aug 20;236:70-77
Generating Synthetic Geolocation Data using Conditional Tabular Generative Adversarial Networks: Issues and Challenges
Abdullah, A.Y.M., Hu, B., Basri, M.A., Tsao, S.F., Butt, Z., Chen, H.
Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems 2024 9(1):84-87
A Hyperparameter Tuning Framework for Tabular Synthetic Data Generation Methods
Basri, M.A., Hu, B., Abdullah, A.Y.M., Tsao, S.F., Butt, Z., Chen, H.
Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems 2024 9(1):76-79
Evaluation Methods for Synthetic Data in Pursuit of Open Data
Hu, B., Basri, M.A., Abdullah, A.Y.M., Tsao, S.F., Butt, Z., Chen, H.
Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems 2024 9(1):30-33
The Impact of Comorbidities among Ethnic Minorities on COVID-19 Severity and Mortality in Canada and the USA: A Scoping Review
Mac, C., Cheung, K., Alzoubi, T., Atacan, C., Sehar, H., Liyanage, S., AlShurman, B.A., Butt, Z.A.
Infectious Disease Reports 2024 16:407-422
Validating part of the social media infodemic listening conceptual framework using structural equation modelling
Tsao, S.F., Chen, H., Butt, Z.A.
eClinicalMedicine 2024 70:102544
Heart Rate Prediction with Contactless Active Assisted Living Technology: A Smart Home Approach for Older Adults
Wang, K., Cao, S., Jasleen Kaur, J., Ghafurian, M., Butt, Z.A., Morita, P.
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence 2024 6:1342427
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990-2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Diarrhoeal Diseases Collaborators
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024 Dec 18:S1473-3099(24)00691-1
Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022-50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 US Burden of Disease and Forecasting Collaborators
Lancet 2024 Dec 7;404(10469):2341-2370
Prevalence of Vision Loss in South and Central Asia in 2020: Magnitude and Temporal Trends
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2024 Dec 5:1-14
Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990-2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 HIV Collaborators
Lancet HIV 2024 Dec;11(12):e807-e822
National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990-2021, and forecasts up to 2050
GBD 2021 US Obesity Forecasting Collaborators
Lancet 2024 Nov 12:S0140-6736(24)01548-4
Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Global Stillbirths Collaborators
Lancet 2024 Nov 16;404(10466):1955-1988
Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators
Lancet Public Health 2024 Oct;9(10):e729-e744
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2024 Oct;23(10):973-1003
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020
Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study; GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators
Eye (Lond) 2024 Aug;38(11):2083-2101
Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022-2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators
Lancet 2024 May 18;403(10440):2204-2256
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2024 May 18;403(10440):2162-2203
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2024 May 18;403(10440):2100-2132
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by glaucoma: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020
Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study; GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators
Eye (Lond) 2024 Aug;38(11):2036-2046
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators
Lancet 2024 May 18;403(10440):2057-2099
Global, regional, and national age-specific progress towards the 2020 milestones of the WHO End TB Strategy: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Tuberculosis Collaborators
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2024 Jul;24(7):698-725
Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Nervous System Disorders Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2024 Apr;23(4):344-381
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020
Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study; GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators
Eye (Lond) 2024 Aug;38(11):2156-2172
Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990-2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study
GBD 2019 Asia and All Cancers Collaborators
Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia 2024 21:100333
Health trends in Canada 1990-2019: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Kopec, J.A., Pourmalek, F., Adeyinka, D.A., Adibi, A., Agarwal, G., Alam, S., Bhutta, Z.A., Butt, Z.A., Chattu, V.K., Eyawo, O., Fazli, G., Fereshtehnejad, S.M., Hebert, J.J., Hossain, M.B., Ilesanmi, M.M., Itiola, A.J., Jahrami, H., Kissoon, N., Defo, B.K., Kurmi, O.P., Mokdad, A.H., Murray, C.J.L., Olagunju, A.T., Pandi-Perumal, S.R., Patten, S.B., Rafiee, A., Rasali, D.P., Sardiwalla, Y., Sathish, T., Solmi, M., Somayaji, R., Stranges, S., Tonelli, M., Wang, Z., Yaya, S., Elgar, F.J.
Canadian Journal of Public Health 2024 Apr;115(2):259-270
National burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Canada, 1990-2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 - a GBD collaborator-led study
Hassen, N., Lacaille, D., Xu, A., Alandejani, A., Sidi, S., Mansourian, M., Butt, Z.A., Cahill, L.E., Iyamu, I.O., Lang, J.J., Rana, J., Somayaji, R., Sarrafzadegan, N., Kopec, J.A.; GBD RA Collaborator Group
RMD Open 2024 10(1):e003533
2023
Ethical principles for infodemiology and infoveillance studies concerning infodemic management on social media.
Lotto, M., Hanjahanja-Phiri, T., Padalko, H., Oetomo, A., Butt, ZA., Boger, J., Millar, J., Cruvinel, T., Morita, PP.
Front Public Health 2023
Public Attitudes Towards Vaccine Passports in Alberta During the "Pandemic of the Unvaccinated": A Qualitative Analysis of Reddit Posts
Rotolo, B., Noon, G.B., Chen, H.H., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Public Health 2023 68:1606514
Uncovering the Underlying Causes of Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Aetiology in Children: A Comprehensive Review
AlShurman, M., AlShurman, B.A., Sehar, H., Evans, A., Alzoubi, T., Mac, C., Butt, Z.A.
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal 2023 5:101-117
Uncovering Polysubstance Use Patterns in Canadian Youth with Machine Learning on Longitudinal COMPASS Data
Yang, Y., Butt, Z.A., Leatherdale, S.T., Chen, H.H.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2023:1-20
Impact of hepatitis B birth dose on immune response in Pakistani children: an open-label, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, implications for achieving SDG target
Gorar, Z.A., Butt, Z.A.
Infectious Diseases (Lond) 2023 Sep 15:1-10
Analysis of Fluoride-Free Content on Twitter: Topic Modeling Study
Lotto, M., Zakir Hussain, I., Kaur, J., Butt, Z.A., Cruvinel, T., Morita, P.P.
Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023 Jun 20;25:e44586
Tweeting for Health Using Real-time Mining and Artificial Intelligence-Based Analytics: Design and Development of a Big Data Ecosystem for Detecting and Analyzing Misinformation on Twitter
Morita, P.P., Zakir Hussain, I., Kaur, J., Lotto, M., Butt, Z.A.
Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023 Jun 9;25:e44356
The challenges of viral hepatitis elimination: a global response to a global problem
Black, A.P., Wallace, J., Binka, M., Butt, Z.A.
BMC Public Health 2023 Jun 1;23(1):1042
Monkeypox: a review of epidemiological modelling studies and how modelling has led to mechanistic insight
Banuet-Martinez, M., Yang, Y., Jafari, B., Kaur, A., Butt, Z.A., Chen, H.H., Yanushkevich, S., Moyles, I.R., Heffernan, J.M., Korosec, C.S.
Epidemiology and Infection 2023 May 23;151:e121
Applying the syndemic framework to cancer research for effective cancer control in low- and middle-income countries
Hassan, M., Butt, Z.A.
Ecancermedicalscience 2023 Apr 20;17:1532
Digital Disease Surveillance for Emerging Infectious Diseases: An Early Warning System Using the Internet and Social Media Data for COVID-19 Forecasting in Canada
Yang, Y., Tsao, S.F., Basri, M.A., Chen, H.H., Butt, Z.A.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2023 May 18;302:861-865
Investigating Canadian Public Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates with a Nested Analysis Framework
Yang, Y., Lei, X., Zhou, Z., Tsao, S.F., Butt, Z.A., Chen, H.H.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2023 May 18;302:783-787
Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Terrain in Ontario Canada: A Policy Analysis of the Actors, Content, Processes, and Context
AlShurman, B.A., Tetui, M., Nanyonjo, A., Butt, Z.A., Waite, N.M., Vernon-Wilson, E., Wong, G., Grindrod, K.
Vaccines (Basel) 2023 Mar 31;11(4):782
COVID-19, Mental Health, and Chronic Illnesses: A Syndemic Perspective
Saqib, K., Qureshi, A.S., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023 Feb 13;20(4):3262
Modelling the spatiotemporal spread of COVID-19 outbreaks and prioritization of the risk areas in Toronto, Canada
Nazia, N., Law, J., Butt, Z.A.
Health & Place 2023 Feb 13;80:102988
Proposing a New Conceptual Syndemic Framework for COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Narrative Review
AlShurman, B.A., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023 Jan 14;20(2):1561
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022
Mensah, G.A., Fuster, V., Murray, C.J.L., Roth, G.A.; Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2023 Dec 19;82(25):2350-2473
Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Diabetes Collaborators
Lancet 2023 Jul 15;402(10397):203-234
Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990-2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Collaborators
EClinicalMedicine 2023 May;59:101936
The state of health in Pakistan and its provinces and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Pakistan Collaborators
Lancet Global Health 2023 Feb;11(2):e229-e243
2022
Prevalence of anxiety in University Students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Systematic review and meta-analysis
Liyanage, S., Saqib, K., Khan, F.A., Thobani, T.R., Tang, W.C., Chiarot, C.B., AlShurman, B.A., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022;19(1):62
Topic Modelling and Sentiment Analysis of Tweets Related to Freedom Convoy 2022 in Canada.
Huang, SH., Tsao, SF., Chen, H., Bin Noon, G., Li, L., Yang, Y., Butt, ZA.
Int J Public Health 2022
Age- and Sex-Specific Association Between Vegetation Cover and Mental Health Disorders: Bayesian Spatial Study.
Abdullah, AYM., Law, J., Perlman, CM., Butt, ZA.
JMIR Public Health Surveill 2022
Monkeypox: A mini-review on the globally emerging orthopoxvirus
Evans, A., AlShurman, B.A., Sehar, H., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022 Nov 25;19(23):15684
Exploring the Dynamic Transitions of Polysubstance Use Patterns Among Canadian Youth Using Latent Markov Models on COMPASS Data
Yang, Y., Butt, Z.A., Leatherdale, S.T., Morita, P.P., Wong, A., Chen, H.H.
Lancet Regional Health 2022 Dec;16:100389
Topic Modelling and Sentiment Analysis for Twitter Freedom Convoy 2022 in Canada
Huang, S., Tsao, S., Chen, H., Noon, G.B., Li, L., Yang, Y., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Public Health 2022 Oct 28;67:1605241
Spatiotemporal clusters and the socioeconomic determinants of COVID-19 in Toronto neighbourhoods, Canada
Nazia, N., Law, J., Butt, Z.A.
Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology 2022 Nov;43:100534
Cancer research in Pakistan: Opportunities, challenges and the way forward
Hassan, M., Butt, Z.A.
Journal of Cancer Policy 2022 Aug 22;34:100358
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices concerning Black Fungus during COVID-19 Pandemic among Students of Bangladesh: An Online-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
Islam, M.A., Nahar, M.T., Khan, M.N.A., Butt, Z.A., Monjur-Al-Hossain, A.S.M., Barna, S.D., Rahman, M.M., Halder, H.R., Hossain, M.Z., Hossain, M.T.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022 Jul 27;19(15):9146
Methods Used in the Spatial and Spatiotemporal Analysis of COVID-19 Epidemiology: A Systematic Review
Nazia, N., Butt, Z.A., Bedard, M.L., Tang, W.C., Sehar, H., Law, J.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022 Jul 6;19(14):8267
Elbasvir/grazoprevir for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in people with opioid use disorder
Butt, Z.A.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2022 Jul 4;48(4):379-381
Why urban greenery matters: investigating the age-sex specific association between vegetation cover and mental health disorder cases in Toronto, Canada
Abdullah, A.Y.M., Law, J., Perlman, C.M., Butt, Z.A.
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 2022 Jul 28;8(7):e34782
Prevalence of neonatal mortality and its associated factors: A meta-analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data from 21 developing countries
Islam, M.A., Butt, Z.A., Sathi, N.J.
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal 2022 4:145-152
Factors Affecting the Utilization of Antenatal Care Services During Pregnancy in Bangladesh and 28 Other Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Meta-analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data
Islam, M.A., Sathi, N.J., Abdullah, H.M., Naime, J., Butt, Z.A.
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal 2022 4:19-31
Identifying spatiotemporal patterns of COVID-19 transmissions and the drivers of the patterns in Toronto: a Bayesian hierarchical spatiotemporal modelling
Nazia, N., Law, J., Butt, Z.A.
Scientific Reports 2022 Jun 7;12(1):9369
Characterization of False or Misleading Fluoride Content on Instagram: Infodemiology Study
Lotto, M., Sa Menezes, T., Hussain, I.Z., Tsao, S., Butt, Z.A., Morita, P.P., Cruvinel, T.
Journal of Medical Internet Research 2022 24(5):e37519
The Increasing Vulnerability of South Asians in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Thobani, T.R., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022 Feb 27;19(5):2786
Public Attitudes During the Second Lockdown: Sentiment and Topic Analyses Using Tweets From Ontario, Canada
Tsao, S.F., MacLean, A., Chen, H., Li, L., Yang, Y., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Public Health 2022 Feb 21;67:1604658
Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018
Local Burden of Disease sub-Saharan Africa HIV Prevalence Collaborators
BMC Medicine 2022 Dec 19;20(1):488
The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children
Reiner, R.C. Jr.; LBD Triple Burden Collaborators; Hay, S.I.
Nature Communications 2022 Dec 6;13(1):7457
Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators
Lancet 2022 Nov 18:S0140-6736(22)02185-7
Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators
Lancet Global Health 2022 Dec;10(12):e1715-e1743
Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-18: a geospatial modelling study
Local Burden of Disease Household Air Pollution Collaborators
Lancet Global Health 2022 Oct;10(10):e1395-e1411
The prevalence of onchocerciasis in Africa and Yemen, 2000-2018: a geospatial analysis
LBD 2019 Neglected Tropical Diseases Collaborators
BMC Medicine 2022 Sep 7;20(1):293
The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010-19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Cancer Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2022 Aug 20;400(10352):563-591
Burden of diabetes and hyperglycaemia in adults in the Americas, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Diabetes in the Americas Collaborators
Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2022 Sep;10(9):655-667
Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020
GBD 2020 Alcohol Collaborators
Lancet 2022 Jul 16;400(10347):185-235
Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2.5 air pollution, 1990-2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Diabetes and Air Pollution Collaborators
Lancet Planetary Health 2022 Jul;6(7):e586-e600
Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Hepatitis B Collaborators
Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2022 Sep;7(9):796-829
Measuring the availability of human resources for health and its relationship to universal health coverage for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Human Resources for Health Collaborators
Lancet 2022 Jun 4;399(10341):2129-2154
Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study
GBD 2019 Ageing Collaborators
British Medical Journal 2022 Mar 10;376:e068208
Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Diabetes Mortality Collaborators
Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology 2022 Mar;10(3):177-192
Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Global Burden of Disease 2019 Cancer Collaboration
JAMA Oncology 2022 Mar 1;8(3):420-444
2021
Machine Learning Methods for Predicting Postpartum Depression: Scoping Review
Saqib, K., Khan, A.F., Butt, Z.A.
JMIR Mental Health 2021 Nov 24;8(11):e29838
What Demographic, Social, and Contextual Factors Influence the Intention to Use COVID-19 Vaccines: A Scoping Review
AlShurman, B.A., Khan, A.F., Mac, C., Majeed, M., Butt, Z.A.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 Sep 4;18(17):9342
In Situ Measurement of Airborne Particle Concentration in a Real Dental Office: Implications for Disease Transmission
Razavi, M., Butt, Z.A., Chen, H., Tan, Z.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 Aug 25;18(17):8955
HCV reinfection rates after cure or spontaneous clearance among HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men
Adu, P., Rossi, C., Wong, S., Binka, M., Wilton, J., Wong, J., Butt, Z.A., Bartlett, S., Jeong, D., Pearce, M., Darvishian, M., Yu, A., Alvarez, M., Velasquez Garcia, H., Krajden, M., Janjua, N.Z.
Liver International 2021 Mar;41(3):482-493
Impact of direct-acting antivirals for HCV on mortality in a large population-based cohort study
Janjua, N. Z., Wong, S., Abdia, Y., Jeong, D., Buller-Tylor, T., Adu, P., Samji, H., Wilton, J., Pearce, M., Butt, Z. A., Yu, A., Binka, M., Barlett, S., Alvarez, M., Krajden, M.
Journal of Hepatology 2021 June 4
Impact of HCV infection and ethnicity on incident type 2 diabetes: findings from a large population-based cohort in British Columbia
Jeong, D., Karim, M. E., Wong, S., Wilton, J., Butt, Z. A., Binka, M., Adu, P. A., Bartlett, S., Pearce, M., Clementi, M., Yu, A., Alvarez, M., Samji, H., Garcia, H. A. V., Abdia, Y., Krajden, M., Janjua, N. Z.
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2021 June 1
Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study
Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators
The Lancet HIV 2021 June 1 S2352-3018(21)00051-5
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Chewing Tobacco Collaborators
Lancet Public Health 2021 May 27:S2468-2667(21)00065-7
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
GBD 2019 Tobacco Collaborators
Lancet 2021 May 27:S0140-6736(21)01169-7
Understanding the Differential Impact of Vegetation Measures on Modeling the Association between Vegetation and Psychotic and Non-Psychotic Disorders in Toronto, Canada
Abdullah, A. Y. M., Law, J., Butt, Z. A., Perlman, C. M.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021 Apr 28
Biobehavioral aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic: A review
Hall PA, Sheeran P, Fong GT, Cheah CSL, Oremus M, Liu-Ambrose T, Sakib MN, Butt Z, Ayaz H, Jandu N, Morita PP.
Psychosomatic Medicine 2021 Mar 12
Differences in risk factors for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus infection by ethnicity: A large population-based cohort study in British Columbia, Canada
Binka M, Butt ZA, McKee G, Darvishian M, Cook D, Wong S, Yu A, Alvarez M, Samji H, Wong J, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021 Mar 23;106:246-253
Pattern discovery and disentanglement on relational datasets
Wong AKC, Zhou PY, Butt ZA.
Scientific Reports 2021 Mar 11;11(1):5688
Elevated risk of colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers among HCV, HBV and/or HIV (co)infected individuals in a population based cohort in Canada
Darvishian M, Butt ZA, Wong S, Yoshida EM, Khinda J, Otterstatter M, Yu A, Binka M, Rossi C, McKee G, Pearce M, Alvarez M, Wong J, Cook D, Grennan T, Buxton J, Tyndall M, Woods R, Krajden M, Bhatti P, Janjua NZ.
Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology 2021 Feb 11;13:1758835921992987
What social media told us in the time of COVID-19: a scoping review
Tsao SF, Chen H, Tisseverasinghe T, Yang Y, Li L, Butt ZA.
Lancet Digit Health 2021 Jan
Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems
Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators
BMC Medicine 2021 Jan
Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries
Local Burden of Disease Vaccine Coverage Collaborators
Nature 2021 Jan 589(7842):415-419
The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Collaborators
Lancet Oncology 2021 Dec 3:S1470-2045(21)00581-7
Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10-24 years, 1950-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2021 Oct 30;398(10311):1593-1618
Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
Kinyoki, D., Osgood-Zimmerman, A.E., Bhattacharjee, N.V.; Local Burden of Disease Anaemia Collaborators; Kassebaum, N.J., Hay, S.I.
Nature Medicine 2021 Oct 12
Global, regional, and national sex-specific burden and control of the HIV epidemic, 1990-2019, for 204 countries and territories: the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019
GBD 2019 HIV Collaborators
Lancet HIV 2021 Oct;8(10):e633-e651
Global, regional, and national sex differences in the global burden of tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990-2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Tuberculosis Collaborators
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2021 Sep 23:S1473-3099(21)00449-7
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Stroke Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2021 Oct;20(10):795-820
Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2021 Sep 4;398(10303):870-905
Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Respiratory Tract Cancers Collaborators
Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2021 Sep;9(9):1030-1049
Predicting the environmental suitability for onchocerciasis in Africa as an aid to elimination planning
Local Burden of Disease Onchocerciasis Collaborators
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021 Jul 28;15(7):e0008824
Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1
GBD 2020, Release 1, Vaccine Coverage Collaborators
Lancet 2021 Aug 7;398(10299):503-521
Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000-2018
Bhattacharjee, N.V., Schaeffer, L.E., Hay, S.I.; Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding Collaborators
Nature Human Behaviour 2021 Jun 3
2020
Concurrent Hepatitis C and B Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections Are Associated With Higher Mortality Risk Illustrating the Impact of Syndemics on Health Outcomes.
Butt, ZA., Wong, S., Rossi, C., Binka, M., Wong, J., Yu, A., Darvishian, M., Alvarez, M., Chapinal, N., Mckee, G., Gilbert, M., Tyndall, MW., Krajden, M., Janjua, NZ.
Open Forum Infect Dis 2020
Automatic Extraction of Risk Factors for Dialysis Patients from Clinical Notes Using Natural Language Processing Techniques
Michalopoulos, G., Qazi, H., Wong, A., Butt, Z., Chen, H.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 2020 270:53-57
Considerations for an Individual-Level Population Notification System for Pandemic Response: A Review and Prototype
Sakib, M.N., Butt, Z.A., Morita, P.P., Oremus, M., Fong, G.T., Hall, P.A.
Journal of Medical Internet Research 2020 Jun 5;22(6):e19930
The impact of SVR from direct-acting antiviral- and interferon-based treatments for HCV on hepatocellular carcinoma risk
Janjua, N.Z., Wong, S., Darvishian, M., Butt, Z.A., Yu, A., Binka, M., Alvarez, M., Woods, R., Yoshida, E.M., Ramji, A., Feld, J., Krajden, M.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2020 Mar 18
Real-world effectiveness of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada: A population-based cohort study
Wilton, J., Wong, S., Yu, A., Ramji, A., Cook, D., Butt, Z.A., Alvarez, M., Binka, M., Darvishian, M., Jeong, D., Bartlett, S.R., Pearce, M., Adu, P., Yoshida, E.M., Krajden, M., Janjua, N.Z.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020 Feb 29;7(3):ofaa055
Why Do I Trust Your Model? Building and Explaining Predictive Models for Peritoneal Dialysis Eligibility
Michalopoulos, G., Chen, H., Yang, Y., Subendran, S., Quinn, R., Oliver, M., Butt, Z., Wong, A.
Journal of Computational Vision and Imaging Systems 2020 5(1)
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study
Roth GA, Mensah GA, Johnson CO, Addolorato G, Ammirati E, Baddour LM, Barengo NC, Beaton AZ, Benjamin EJ, Benziger CP, Bonny A, Brauer M, Brodmann M, Cahill TJ, Carapetis J, Catapano AL, Chugh SS, Cooper LT, Coresh J, Criqui M, DeCleene N, Eagle KA, Emmons-Bell S, Feigin VL, Fernández-Solà J, Fowkes G, Gakidou E, Grundy SM, He FJ, Howard G, Hu F, Inker L, Karthikeyan G, Kassebaum N, Koroshetz W, Lavie C, Lloyd-Jones D, Lu HS, Mirijello A, Temesgen AM, Mokdad A, Moran AE, Muntner P, Narula J, Neal B, Ntsekhe M, Moraes de Oliveira G, Otto C, Owolabi M, Pratt M, Rajagopalan S, Reitsma M, Ribeiro ALP, Rigotti N, Rodgers A, Sable C, Shakil S, Sliwa-Hahnle K, Stark B, Sundström J, Timpel P, Tleyjeh IM, Valgimigli M, Vos T, Whelton PK, Yacoub M, Zuhlke L, Murray C, Fuster V; GBD-NHLBI-JACC Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Writing Group
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2020 Dec 3:S0735-1097(20)37775-5
Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Global Health 2020 Dec 1:S2214-109X(20)30489-7
Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators; Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study
Lancet Global Health 2020 Dec 1:S2214-109X(20)30425-3
Drug-related deaths in a population-level cohort of people living with and without hepatitis C virus in British Columbia, Canada
Samji H, Yu A, Wong S, Wilton J, Binka M, Alvarez M, Bartlett S, Pearce M, Adu P, Jeong D, Clementi E, Butt Z, Buxton J, Gilbert M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
International Journal of Drug Policy 2020 Oct 19;86:102989
A Computable Phenotype Model for Classification of Men Who Have Sex With Men Within a Large Linked Database of Laboratory, Surveillance, and Administrative Healthcare Records
Salway T, Butt ZA, S Wong, Abdia Y, Balshaw R, Rich AJ, Ablona A, Wong J, Grennan T, Yu A, Alvarez M, Rossi C, Gilbert M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Frontiers in Digital Health 2020; 2(23)
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1223-1249
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
GBD 2019 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1204-1222
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
GBD 2019 Demographics Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1160-1203
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Viewpoint Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1135-1159
Concurrent hepatitis C and B virus and HIV infections are associated with higher mortality risk illustrating the impact of syndemics on health outcomes
Butt ZA, Wong S, Rossi C, Binka M, Wong J, Yu A, Darvishian M, Alvarez M, Chapinal N, Mckee G, Gilbert M, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020 Aug 13;7(9):ofaa347
Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Universal Health Coverage Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Aug 27:S0140-6736(20)30750-9
The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000-18: a geospatial analysis
Local Burden of Disease 2019 Neglected Tropical Diseases Collaborators
Lancet Glob Health 2020 Sep;8(9):e1186-e1194
Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17
Local Burden of Disease WaSH Collaborators
Lancet Glob Health 2020 Sep;8(9):e1162-e1185
Syndemic profiles of people living with hepatitis C virus using population-level latent class analysis to optimize health services
Clementi E, Bartlett S, Otterstatter M, Buxton JA, Wong S, Yu A, Butt ZA, Wilton J, Pearce M, Jeong D, Binka M, Adu P, Alvarez M, Samji H, Abdia Y, Wong J, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020 Aug 15;100:27-33
Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17
Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators.
Lancet Global Health 2020 Aug;8(8):e1038-e1060
Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD Chronic Respiratory Disease Collaborators
Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2020 Jun;8(6):585-596
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators
Lancet 2020 Jun 6;395(10239):1779-1801
Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
Local Burden of Disease Double Burden of Malnutrition Collaborators
Nature Medicine 2020 May;26(5):750-759
Global and regional burden of cancer in 2016 arising from occupational exposure to selected carcinogens: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Occupational Carcinogens Collaborators
Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020 Mar;77(3):151-159
Global and regional burden of chronic respiratory disease in 2016 arising from non-infectious airborne occupational exposures: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Occupational Chronic Respiratory Risk Factors Collaborators
Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020 Mar;77(3):142-150
The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Cirrhosis Collaborators
Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2020; 5(3):245-266
Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries
Local Burden of Disease Child Growth Failure Collaborators
Nature 2020 Jan;577(7789):231-234
2019
Sustained virological response from interferon-based hepatitis C regimens is associated with reduced risk of extrahepatic manifestations.
Rossi, C., Jeong, D., Wong, S., McKee, G., Butt, ZA., Buxton, J., Wong, J., Darvishian, M., Bartlett, S., Samji, H., Yu, A., Binka, M., Alvarez, M., Adu, PA., Tyndall, M. et al.
J Hepatol 2019
Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries
Local Burden of Disease Educational Attainment Collaborators
Nature 2019 Dec 25
Loss to follow-up: a significant barrier in the treatment cascade with direct-acting therapies
Darvishian M, Wong S, Binka M, Yu A, Ramji A, Yoshida EM, Wong J, Rossi C, Butt ZA, Bartlett S, Pearce ME, Samji H, Cook D, Alvarez M, Chong M, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2019 Oct 30
Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017
Local Burden of Disease Collaborators
Nature 2019 Oct;574(7778):353-358
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: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration
JAMA Oncology 2019 Sep 27
The population level care cascade for hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada as of 2018: Impact of Direct Acting Antivirals
Bartlett SR, Yu A, Chapinal N, Rossi C, Butt Z, Wong S, Darvishian M, Gilbert M, Wong J, Binka M, Alvarez M, Tyndall M, Krajde, M, Janjua NZ
Liver International 2019 Aug 24
Sustained Virologic Response from Interferon-based Hepatitis C regimes is associated with Reduced risk of Extrahepatic Manifestations
Rossi C, Jeong D, Wong S, McKee G, Butt ZA, Buxton J, Wong J, Darvishian M, Bartlett S, Samji H, Yu A, Binka M, Alvarez M, Adu PA, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
Journal of Hepatology 2019 Aug 6
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017
GBD 2017 HIV collaborators
Lancet HIV 2019 Aug 19
Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
Naghavi M; Global Burden of Disease Self-Harm Collaborators
BMJ 2019 Feb 6;364:l94
Effectiveness of a School Based Smokeless Tobacco Intervention: A Cluster Randomized Trial
Rozi S, Zahid N, Roome T, Lakhdir MPA, Sawani S, Razzak A, Butt ZA
Journal of Community Health 2019 Jul 2 [Co-PA]
What is killing people with hepatitis C virus infection? Analysis of a population-based cohort in Canada
Krajden M, Cook DA, Wong S, Yu A, Butt ZA, Rossi C, Darvishian M, Alvarez M, Buxton JA, Tyndall M, Janjua NZ.
International Journal of Drug Policy 2019 Oct;72:114-122
Effectiveness of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir and Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir in People Who Inject Drugs and/or Those in Opioid Agonist Therapy
Janjua NZ, Darvishian M, Wong S, Yu A, Rossi C, Ramji A, Yoshida EM, Butt ZA, Samji H, Chong M, Chapinal N, Cook D, Alvarez M, Tyndall M, Krajden M; British Columbia Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
Hepatology Communications 2019 Jan 10;3(4):478-492
Detection of rifampicin resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using multiplex allele specific polymerase chain reaction (MAS-PCR) in Pakistan
Ullah I, Ahmad W, Shah AA., Shahzada A, Tahir, Z, Qazi O, Hasan F, Ayub N, Badar M, Butt ZA, Basit S.
Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2019 Jul;71:42-46
Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Neurology Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2019 May;18(5):459-480
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Stroke Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2019 May;18(5):439-458
2018
Differing profiles of people diagnosed with acute and chronic hepatitis B virus infection in British Columbia, Canada.
Binka, M., Butt, ZA., Wong, S., Chong, M., Buxton, JA., Chapinal, N., Yu, A., Alvarez, M., Darvishian, M., Wong, J., McGowan, G., Torban, M., Gilbert, M., Tyndall, M., Krajden, M. et al.
World J Gastroenterol 2018
Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis, 1990–2016: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2016 Study
GBD Tuberculosis Collaborators
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2018; 18: 1329–49
Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Meningitis Collaborators
Lancet Neurology 2018; 17: 1061–82
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
GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):2091-2138
Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1995-2051
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
GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1923-1994
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1789-1858
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
GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1736-1788
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1859-1922
Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1684-1735
Risk of adverse treatment outcomes among new pulmonary TB patients co-infected with diabetes in Pakistan: A prospective cohort study
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
PLoS One. 2018 Nov 8;13(11):e0207148
Syndemic Characterization of HCV, HBV, and HIV Co-infections in a Large Population Based Cohort Study
McKee G, Butt ZA, Wong S, Salway T, Gilbert M, Wong J, Alvarez M, Chapinal N, Darvishian M, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
EClinicalMedicine 2018 Nov 5;4-5:99-108 [Co-PA]
Applying core theory and spatial analysis to identify Hepatitis C Virus infection 'core areas' in British Columbia, Canada
Butt ZA, Mak S, Gesink D, Gilbert M, Wong J, Yu A, Wong S, Alvarez M, Chong M, Buxton J, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2018 Nov 17
Effect of opioid-substitution therapy and mental health counseling on HIV risk among hepatitis C-infected individuals
Butt ZA, Shrestha N, Gesink D, Murti M, Buxton JA, Gilbert M, Balshaw RF, Wong S, Kuo M, Wong J, Yu A, Alvarez M, Samji H, Roth D, Consolacion T, Hull MW, Ogilvie G, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ.
Clinical Epidemiology 2018 Aug 31;10:1127-1145
Hepatitis C virus reinfection after successful treatment with direct-acting antiviral therapy in a large population-based cohort
Rossi C, Butt ZA, Wong S, Buxton JA, Islam N, Yu A, Darvishian M, Gilbert M, Wong J, Chapinal N, Binka M, Alvarez M, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
Journal of Hepatology 2018 Aug 22
Estimating the impact of early hepatitis C virus clearance on hepatocellular carcinoma risk
Darvishian M, Janjua NZ, Chong M, Cook D, Samji H, Butt ZA, Yu A, Alvarez M, Yoshida E, Ramji A, Wong J, Woods R, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2018 Jul 26
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Alcohol Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Sep 22;392(10152):1015-1035
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
GBD 2016 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators
Lancet 2018 Jun 2;391(10136):2236-2271
Differing profiles of people diagnosed with acute and chronic Hepatitis B virus infection in British Columbia, Canada: implications for prevention and treatment
Mawuena B, Butt ZA, Wong S, Chong M, Buxton J, Chapinal N, Yu A, Alvarez M, Darvishian M, Wong J, Gilbert, M, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua N.
World Journal of Gastroenterology Mar 21, 2018; 24(11): 1216-1227
Identifying injection drug use and estimating population size of people who inject drugs using healthcare administrative datasets
Janjua NZ, Islam N, Kuo M, Yu A, Wong S, Butt ZA, Gilbert M, Buxton J, Chapinal N, Samji H, Chong M, Alvarez M, Wong J, Tyndall MW, Krajden M; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort Team
International Journal of Drug Policy 2018 Feb 23;55:31-39
Are people getting quality thalassemia care in twin cities of Pakistan? A comparison with international standards
Tanveer T, Masud H, Butt ZA.
International Society for Quality in Health Care 2018 Apr 1;30(3):200-207
Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Transportation Injuries Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):187-198
Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cancer Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):151-164.
Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Adolescent Health Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):79-96
Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Maternal Mortality Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):47-61
Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Intentional Injuries Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):39-46
Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Vision Loss Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):199-210
Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region HIV/AIDS Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):123-136
The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990-2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Mental Health Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):25-37
Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Lower Respiratory Infections Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):97-108
Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):137-149
Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):177-186
Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diarrhea Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):109-121
Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators
International Journal of Public Health 2018 May;63(Suppl 1):11-23.
2017
The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD Tuberculosis Collaborators
Lancet Infectious Diseases 2017 Dec 6
Establishing a cohort in a developing country: Experiences of the diabetes-tuberculosis treatment outcome cohort study
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health 2017 Dec;7(4):249-254
Knowledge and practices of teachers associated with eye health of primary school children in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Habiba U, Ormsby GM, Butt ZA, Afghani T, Asif M.
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology 2017 Jan-Mar;7(1):28-33
Predictors of poor treatment outcomes in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: A retrospective cohort study
Javaid A, Ullah I, Masud H, Basit A, Ahmad W, Butt ZA, Qasim M.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2017 Sep 29. pii: S1198-743X(17)30525-6
Hepatitis C cross-genotype immunity and implications for vaccine development
Islam N, Krajden M, Shoveller J, Gustafson P, Gilbert M, Wong J, Tyndall MW, Janjua NZ; The BC-HTC Team
Scientific Reports 2017 Sep 26;7(1):12326
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
GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1345-1422
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
GBD 2016 DALYs and HALE Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1260-1344
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
GBD 2016 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1211-1259
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
GBD 2016 Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1151-1210
Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
GBD 2016 Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1084-1150
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
GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Sep 16;390(10100):1423-1459
A syndemic approach to assess the effect of substance use and social disparities on the evolution of HIV/HCV infections in British Columbia
Butt ZA, Shrestha N, Wong S, Kuo M, Gesink D, Gilbert M, Wong J, Yu A, Alvarez M, Samji H, Buxton JA, Johnston JC, Cook VJ, Roth D, Consolacion T, Murti M, Hottes TS, Ogilvie G, Balshaw R, Tyndall MW, Krajden M, Janjua NZ; BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort
PLOS One 2017 Aug 22;12(8):e0183609
Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Healthcare Access and Quality Collaborators
Lancet 2017 Jul 15;390(10091):231-266
Pattern of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients suspected to have drug resistant TB in Programmatic Management of Drug Resistant TB Unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Javaid, A., Ullah, I., Ali, M., Basit, A., Ahmad, W., Younis, F., Khan, A., Shah, Z., Butt, Z.A.
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology 2017;10(9):e14492
Status of cold chain in routine immunisation centres of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Quetta, Pakistan
Buledi R, Butt ZA, Ahmed J, Alizai AA.
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association 2017 May;67(5):739-744
Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in extrapulmonary tuberculosis and sputum smear-negative pulmonary suspects using Xpert MTB/RIF
Ullah I, Javaid A, Masud H, Ali M, Basit A, Ahmad W, Younis F, Yasmin R, Khan A, Jabbar A, Husain M, Butt ZA.
Journal of Medical Microbiology 2017 Apr;66(4):412-418 [Co-PA]
Shift in disparities in Hepatitis C treatment from interferon to DAA era: A population-based cohort study
Janjua NZ, Islam N, Wong J, Yoshida EM, Ramji A, Samji H, Butt ZA, Chong M, Cook D, Alvarez M, Darvishian M, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis 2017 Jan 27
Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Tobacco Collaborators
Lancet 2017 May 13;389(10082):1885-1906
Long-term effect of sustained virological response on hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C in Canada
Janjua NZ, Chong M, Kuo M, Woods R, Wong J, Yoshida EM, Sherman M, Butt ZA, Samji H, Cook D, Yu A, Alvarez M, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
Journal of Hepatology 2017 Mar;66(3):504-513
2016
Burden of Diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Khalil I, Colombara DV, Forouzanfar MH, Troeger C, Daoud F, Moradi-Lakeh M, Bcheraoui CE, Rao PC, Afshin A, Charara R, Abate KH, Razek MM, Abd-Allah F, Abu-Elyazeed R, Kiadaliri AA, Akanda AS, Akseer N, Alam K, Alasfoor D, Ali R, AlMazroa MA, Alomari MA, Al-Raddadi RM, Alsharif U, Alsowaidi S, Altirkawi KA, Alvis-Guzman N, Ammar W, Antonio CA, Asayesh H, Asghar RJ, Atique S, Awasthi A, Bacha U, Badawi A, Barac A, Bedi N, Bekele T, Bensenor IM, Betsu BD, Bhutta Z, Abdulhak AA, Butt ZA, Danawi H, Dubey M, Endries AY, Faghmous ID, Farid T, Farvid MS, Farzadfar F, Fereshtehnejad SM, Fischer F, Fitchett JR, Gibney KB, Ginawi IA, Gishu MD, Gugnani HC, Gupta R, Hailu GB, Hamadeh RR, Hamidi S, Harb HL, Hedayati MT, Hsairi M, Husseini A, Jahanmehr N, Javanbakht M, Jibat T, Jonas JB, Kasaeian A, Khader YS, Khan AR, Khan EA, Khan G, Khoja TA, Kinfu Y, Kissoon N, Koyanagi A, Lal A, Latif AA, Lunevicius R, Razek HM, Majeed A, Malekzadeh R, Mehari A, Mekonnen AB, Melaku YA, Memish ZA, Mendoza W, Misganaw A, Mohamed LA, Nachega JB, Nguyen QL, Nisar MI, Peprah EK, Platts-Mills JA, Pourmalek F, Qorbani M, Rafay A, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Rahman SU, Rai RK, Rana SM, Ranabhat CL, Rao SR, Refaat AH, Riddle M, Roshandel G, Ruhago GM, Saleh MM, Sanabria JR, Sawhney M, Sepanlou SG, Setegn T, Sliwa K, Sreeramareddy CT, Sykes BL, Tavakkoli M, Tedla BA, Terkawi AS, Ukwaja K, Uthman OA, Westerman R, Wubshet M, Yenesew MA, Yonemoto N, Younis MZ, Zaidi Z, Zaki ME, Rabeeah AA, Wang H, Naghavi M, Vos T, Lopez AD, Murray CJ, Mokdad AH.
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016 Dec 7;95(6):1319-1329
Cohort profile: the diabetes-tuberculosis treatment outcome (DITTO) study in Pakistan
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
BMJ Open 2016 Dec 2;6(12):e012970
Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1775-1812
Global, regional, national, and selected subnational levels of stillbirths, neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Child Mortality Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1725-1774
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 Risk Factors Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1659-1724
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 DALYs and HALE Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1603-1658
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
GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1545-1602
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
GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1459-1544
Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 SDG Collaborators
Lancet 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1813-1850
Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
GBD 2015 HIV Collaborators
Lancet HIV 2016 Aug;3(8):e361-87
Association of tobacco use and other determinants with pregnancy outcomes: a multicentre hospital-based case-control study in Karachi, Pakistan
Rozi S, Butt ZA, Zahid N, Wasim S, Shafique K.
BMJ Open 2016 Sep 20;6(9):e012045 [Co-PA]
The Population Level Cascade of Care for Hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada: The BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort (BC-HTC)
Janjua NZ, Kuo M, Yu A, Alvarez M, Wong S, Cook D, Wong J, Grebely J, Butt ZA, Samji H, Ramji A, Tyndall M, Krajden M.
EBioMedicine 2016 Oct;12:189-195
Towards safe injection practices for prevention of hepatitis C transmission in South Asia: Challenges and progress
Janjua NZ, Butt ZA, Mahmood B, Altaf A.
World Journal of Gastroenterology 2016 Jul 7;22(25):5837-52 [Co-PA]
Tackling the co-epidemic of diabetes and tuberculosis: from evidence to policy and practice
Mukhtar F, Butt ZA.
Journal of Ayub Medical College January 2016; 28(2):376-81
Panoramic view of challenges and opportunities for primary healthcare systems in Pakistan
Sharif H, Sughra U, Butt ZA.
Journal of Ayub Medical College January 2016; 23(3):550-554.
2015
INVESTIGATION OF MEASLES OUTBREAK IN A DISTRICT OF BALOCHISTAN PROVINCE, PAKISTAN.
Saeed, A., Butt, ZA., Malik, T.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2015
Investigation of measles outbreak in a district of Baluchistan province, Pakistan
Saeed A, Butt ZA, Malik T.
Journal of Ayub Medical College 2015;27(4):900–3
Factors affecting presentation skills of Master of Science in Public Health Students in a postgraduate public health institute of Pakistan
Khan EA, Butt ZA, Rana SM, Hayat A.
Pak J of Public Health 2015 September Vol 5, No.3: 18-21
Spatial epidemiology of HIV-hepatitis co-infection in the state of Michigan: a cohort study
Butt Z, Grady S, Wilkins M, Hamilton E, Todem D, Gardiner J, Saeed M.
Infect Dis (Lond) 2015 Jul 16:1-10
2014
Survival of HIV-positive individuals with hepatitis B and C infection in Michigan.
Butt, ZA., Wilkins, MJ., Hamilton, E., Todem, D., Gardiner, JC., Saeed, M.
Epidemiol Infect 2014
Assessment of the work environment of faculty of a Medical College in Pakistan
Saeed A, Butt ZA.
Journal of Ayub Medical College 2014 Oct-Dec;26(4):577-81
The knowledge translation status in selected eastern-mediterranean universities and research institutes
Maleki K, Hamadeh RR, Gholami J, Mandil A, Hamid S, Butt ZA, Saeed AB, Kheir DY, Saleem M, Maqsoud S, Safi N, Abdul-Majeed BA, Majdzadeh R.
PLoS One 2014 Sep 8;9(9):e103732
Prevalence and predisposition of smoking among the female university students of Islamabad, Pakistan
Jafferi HR, Khan EA, Butt ZA, Hafeez A.
Pakistan Journal of Public Health 2014 September Vol. 4 No. 3:1-7
Risk factors for bloodborne viral hepatitis in healthcare workers of Pakistan: a population based case-control study
Gorar ZA, Butt ZA, Aziz I.
BMJ Open 2014 Jul 24;4(7):e004767
2013
Survival of HIV Positive Individuals with Hepatitis B and C infection in Michigan
Butt ZA, Wilkins MJ, Hamilton E, Todem D, Gardiner J, Saeed M.
Epidemiology and Infection 2013 Nov 29:1-9
Hepatitis B and C co-infection in HIV/AIDS population in the state of Michigan
Butt ZA, Wilkins MJ, Hamilton E, Todem D, Gardiner JC, Saeed M.
Epidemiology and Infection 2013 Mar 12:1-8
Public Health and Ophthalmology in Pakistan: opportunities and challenges (Editorial)
Zahid A Butt.
Al-Shifa Journal of Ophthalmology 2013; 9(1): 6-7
2007
Correlates of cigarette smoking among male college students in Karachi, Pakistan
Rozi S, Butt ZA, Akhtar S.
BMC Public Health 2007 Nov 1;7:312.
Application of Neurobiologic Risk Score in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan
Usman S, Butt ZA, Rattani S, Somani N.
Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2007 Oct;22(5):419-423
2005
Association of ACE polymorphisms with left ventricular hypertrophy
Saeed M, Siddiqui S, Khan A, Butt ZA, Parvez SH, Frossard PM.
Neuroendocrinology Letters 2005 Aug;26(4):393-6
Quality of Pharmacies in Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey
Butt ZA, Gilani AH, Nanan D, Sheikh AL,White F.
International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2005 Aug;17(4): 307-13
2001
Corrosive Gastric Outlet Obstruction
Shafique M, Ahamed MA, Ather MN, Butt ZA.
Journal of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences 2001;8(12):566-72