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  1. Assessing hepatocellular carcinoma in Nigeria: A multicenter retrospective cohort review of prevalence, risk factors, and treatment outcomes

    Article • World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, May 2026, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  2. Author Correction: Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

    Article • Nature Medicine, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Sok King Ong, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  3. Use of pre-operative blood products in abdominal trauma: a planned secondary analysis of the GOAL-trauma study

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, March 2026, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis , Dr George Duke Mukoro

  4. Defining the bellwether procedures and processes for global trauma care: an international Delphi study

    Article • BMJ Global Health, February 2026, BMJ

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis , Dr Apurb Sharma, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  5. Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

    Article • Nature Medicine, January 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Richard James Maude, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Yihun Miskir, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Sok King Ong, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr. Alok Atreya, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  6. Global variation in patient factors, interventions, and postoperative outcomes for those undergoing trauma laparotomy: an international, prospective, observational cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, November 2025, Elsevier

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis , Dr George Duke Mukoro

  7. Variation in global trauma care: a survey of 187 hospitals across 51 countries

    Article • BMJ Global Health, November 2025, BMJ

    Mr Stavros Gourgiotis , Dr George Duke Mukoro

  8. 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

    Article • The Lancet, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Adilson Marques, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Professor KAMRAN ALI, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Asrat Agalu Abejew, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Towhid Hasan, Prof. Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Dr. Wenping Gong, Felix Nyande, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, James-Paul Kretchy, Ahmed BaHammam, Dr Fuad Hamdi Abuadas, Sayan Mitra, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Isaac Koomson, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Yihun Miskir, Dr Nazarii Kobyliak, Dr Arman Abdous, Prof.Dr. Emad M. Abdallah, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Apurba Patra, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Dr. Alok Atreya, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Latefa Ali Dardas, Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  9. 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

    Article • The Lancet, September 2025, Elsevier

    Sumaira Mubarik, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr MEHNAZ KAMAL, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mesfin Abebe, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Sok King Ong, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Faiz Ullah Khan, Dr Arman Abdous, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Apurba Patra, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Prince Peprah, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  10. GBD 2023 Cardiovascular Disease Collaborators

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 2025, Elsevier

    Kamoru Ademola Adedokun, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Dr Emeka W. Dumbili, Prof. Tomasz M. Karpiński, Dr Muhammad Shahzad Aslam, Adilson Marques, Professor KAMRAN ALI, Dr. Tabarak Malik, Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman, Yihun Miskir, Dr Miyuru Chandradasa, Prof Dr Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr. Olumuyiwa James Peter, James-Paul Kretchy, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof. Dr Martin Siegel, Professor Richard James Maude, Dr Mohmmad Khursheed Alam, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Dr Syed Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Dr Nazarii Kobyliak, Dr Amr Hassan, Prince Peprah, Faiz Ullah Khan, Dr. Mahmoud Nassar, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Sandra Barteit, Mesfin Abebe, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sok King Ong, Mr Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Mr Anthony Kwame Morgan, Dr. Alok Atreya, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr Khurshid Ahmad, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  11. The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS): a point prevalence study of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa

    Article • The Lancet, March 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  12. Surgical Site Infections Following Abdominal Operations: A Prospective, Multicentre Study in 53 Nigerian Hospitals

    Article • January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  13. 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

    Article • The Lancet HIV, December 2024, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Hitesh Chopra, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr. Shamee Shastry, Prince Peprah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Denny John, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Godfrey Rwegerera, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  14. 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

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Sok King Ong, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Alok Atreya, Asrat Arja Wolde, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr Priyadarshini Bhattacharjee, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  15. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050

    Article • The Lancet, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prof. Mohsen Safaei, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Prince Peprah, Alexander Mathioudakis, Asrat Arja Wolde, Oluwaseun Ogundijo, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  16. Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, September 2024, Elsevier

    Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  17. Global Health Trends 1950–2021: Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality and Population Growth

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, Dr Edmond Sanganyado, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof. Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Mr Ferry Efendi, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Javier Abednego Magaña Gomez, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr. Tungki Pratama Umar, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Dr Deneshkumar V, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Godfrey Rwegerera, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  18. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, March 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Gerald Chi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Musa Ali, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Professor Richard John Gray, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Jawad Fares, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Professor SHAJI K S, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Professor Catarina Fonseca, Professor Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  19. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Rare Tumor Type Presenting in Pregnancy-Case Report

    Article • Women s Health Science Journal, January 2024, Medwin Publishers

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  20. Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, José João Baltazar Mendes, Dr. Le Huu Nhat Minh, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Dr Vijay Kumar Chattu, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Kamaluddin Latief, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Colin R Simpson, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  21. Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income countries

    Article • The Lancet, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr George Duke Mukoro, Mr Mark Monahan

  22. Enhanced postoperative surveillance versus standard of care to reduce mortality among adult surgical patients in Africa (ASOS-2): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr George Duke Mukoro, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Shoukrie Shoukrie, Aliyu Farinyaro

  23. A Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features and Management Options, Public Health Measures

    Article • International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, July 2020, Sciencedomain International

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  24. Revamping Infection Control through International Non-governmental Support in Autoclaving Training for Low Capacity Hospitals in the Sub-sahara

    Article • Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, April 2018, Sciencedomain International

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  25. Pyo-adipocytolytic –Necrolysis Subcutis and Pan-necrotizing Subcutis: Unusual Dermato-Pathological Entities, Complications of Injection Abscess Given by Unskilled Personnels- Management and Outcome

    Article • International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, December 2017, Sciencedomain International

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  26. Improving Wound Dressing Techniques and Infection Control through Support from International Non-Governmental Organizations in Sub-Sahara Africa

    Article • Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, November 2017, Sciencedomain International

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  27. Radiological Features of Right Destroyed Lungs Syndrome with Pathologic Dextrocardia

    Article • International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, January 2014, Sciencedomain International

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  28. Sexual Dimorphism of Correlations of feet anthropometric parameters and Height (stature) among Undergraduate students of a University, Western Nigeria.

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2014, IOSR Journals

    Mr Vitalis Chukwuma Ezeuko, Dr George Duke Mukoro

  29. Nutritional Status of Children in Rural setting.

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2014, IOSR Journals

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  30. Review of Inguinal Hernia Surgeries performed in Nigerian Children

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2014, IOSR Journals

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  31. Survey and Management Outcome of Neonatal Jaundice from a Developing Tertiary Health Centre, Southern Nigeria.

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2014, IOSR Journals

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  32. Large double Tetrahedral and Prismic bladder stones: A unique Vesicolithotomy findings in a paraplegic:

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2014, IOSR Journals

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  33. Some Risk factors among hypertensive Clients in an Outpatient Clinic of a Tertiary health centre, Southern Nigeria.

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2014, IOSR Journals

    Dr George Duke Mukoro, Dr Daprim S Ogaji

  34. Neonatal Fournier’s gangrene; sequelly of Traditional birth practice: Case report and Short Review

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2013, IOSR Journals

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  35. Aetiological Pattern of Amputations in an Emerging University Teaching Hospital, South-South Nigeria.

    Article • IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, January 2013, IOSR Journals

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  36. Use Of Towel Clips As Skin Retractors In Surgery

    Article • The Internet Journal of Surgery, January 2012, Internet Scientific Publishers, LLC

    Dr George Duke Mukoro

  37. Adverse Reaction To Diazepam; A Case Report

    Article • The Internet Journal of Pharmacology, January 2012, Internet Scientific Publishers, LLC

    Dr George Duke Mukoro