Area of research
Oncology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Nutritional Studies and Diet, and Cancer Risks and Factors.
Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990–2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The Global, Regional, and National Burden of Adult Lip, Oral, and Pharyngeal Cancer in 204 Countries and Territories
Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018
The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children
Global and regional geographical prevalence of depression in gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dietary fats and their sources in association with the risk of bladder cancer: A pooled analysis of 11 prospective cohort studies.
Adherence to a western dietary pattern and risk of invasive ductal and lobular breast carcinomas: a case-control study.
Late diagnosis of HIV infection and its associated factors in Shiraz, Southern Iran: a retrospective study.
Signs, Symptoms, and Side-Effects Presented by Different Types of COVID-19 Vaccines: A Prospective Cohort Study.
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.
Public health utility of cause of death data: applying empirical algorithms to improve data quality
Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
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.
Public health utility of cause of death data: applying empirical algorithms to improve data quality.
The global and regional prevalence of hepatitis C and B co-infections among prisoners living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Air quality index variation before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive study on 87 capital, industrial and polluted cities of the world.
The association between meat and fish consumption and bladder cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies.
COVID-19, body mass index and cholesterol: an ecological study using global data.
Performance of diabetes screening tests: an evaluation study of Iranian diabetes screening program.
Burden of Transport-Related Injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
Letter to the Editor on "Systematic Review of Diets Enriched in Oleic Acid and Obesity".
Comment on "Effect of bariatric surgery on circulating FGF-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis".
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.
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study.
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
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.
The global, regional, and national burden of stomach cancer in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2017.
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.
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.