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  1. Assessing public health training in Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom: A comparison of competency development for delivering the Essential Public Health Functions

    Article • Public Health, April 2026, Elsevier

    Sok King Ong

  2. 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

  3. 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

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, July 2025, Elsevier

    Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Sok King Ong, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Ahmed Samir Alfaar, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim

  4. The epidemiology and burden of cardiovascular diseases in countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, June 2025, Elsevier

    Sok King Ong, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk

  5. The epidemiology and burden of smoking in countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, June 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Sok King Ong

  6. Global Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, March 2025, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr. Carlos Enrique Leiva Sisnieguez, Sok King Ong

  7. Breast cancer treatment modalities, treatment delays, and survival in Brunei Darussalam

    Article • BMC Cancer, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  8. Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants

    Article • The Lancet, November 2024, Elsevier

    Sok King Ong, Professor Yousef Khader

  9. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Professor Yousef Khader, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Dawit Zemedikun, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Sok King Ong, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Prince Peprah, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Alok Atreya, Jawad Fares, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Godfrey Rwegerera, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  10. 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, Professor 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

  11. Risk prediction of cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region: the SCORE2 Asia-Pacific model

    Article • European Heart Journal, September 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sok King Ong

  12. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence, mortality, and survival trends in Brunei Darussalam from 2011 to 2020

    Article • BMC Cancer, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  13. General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants

    Article • The Lancet, August 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Suhad M Bahijri, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson, Sok King Ong

  14. 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

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Sok King Ong, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, 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. Alok Atreya, Professor Richard James Maude, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Godfrey Rwegerera, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  15. Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Oluwaseun Ogundijo, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Salah Thabit Al Awaidy, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin, Professor Richard James Maude, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  16. 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

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Temesgen Leka Lerango, Dr. Shu Wang, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Shrikant Pawar, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  17. Mapping recommendations towards an Asian Code Against Cancer (ACAC) as part of the World Code Against Cancer Framework: an Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance (ANCCA) initiative

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, May 2024, Elsevier

    Sok King Ong

  18. 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, Dr 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, Professor 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

  19. 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, Professor 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

  20. Cluster analysis of Noncommunicable disease risk factors among adults in Brunei: The National Health and Nutritional Status Survey based on WHO’s STEPwise methodology

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  21. Feasibility of monitoring Global Breast Cancer Initiative Framework key performance indicators in 21 Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance member countries

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, January 2024, Elsevier

    Sok King Ong

  22. Global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c

    Article • Nature Medicine, November 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson, Sok King Ong, Dr Shariful Islam

  23. Towards elimination of cervical cancer – human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical cancer screening in Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance (ANCCA) member countries

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, October 2023, Elsevier

    Sok King Ong

  24. Survival Analysis of Lung Cancer patients in Brunei Darussalam

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, July 2023, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Sok King Ong

  25. Abstract 68: Preparing for the Next Pandemic: An Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance (ANCCA) Initiative

    Article • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, June 2023, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Sok King Ong

  26. Cancer incidence and mortality in Brunei Darussalam, 2011 to 2020

    Article • BMC Cancer, May 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  27. Survival of cervical cancer patients in Brunei Darussalam: 2002–2017

    Article • Heliyon, May 2023, Elsevier

    Sok King Ong

  28. Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development

    Article • Nature, March 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof Suhad M Bahijri, Axel Carlsson, Sok King Ong, Dr. Shoaib Afzal, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Professor Miguel Brito , Dr Shariful Islam, Giovanni Veronesi

  29. Evaluation of cardiovascular diseases risk calculators for CVDs prevention and management: scoping review

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  30. The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010–19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Aidin Abedi, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Additional Prof (Dr.) Paramdeep Singh, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Turki Alanzi, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Joao Conde, Prof. Mohsen Safaei, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Fakher Rahim, Pritik A Shah, Jawad Fares, Godfrey Rwegerera, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow

  31. Global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Maciej Banach, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Sok King Ong, Joao Conde, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Natália Cruz-Martins, Mr. Amadou Barrow

  32. Incidence, Mortality and Survival Analysis of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in Brunei Darussalam

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, April 2022, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Sok King Ong

  33. Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019

    Article • JAMA Oncology, December 2021, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Joao Conde, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Aidin Abedi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Dr Mohamed Mesregah MD, Jawad Fares, Godfrey Rwegerera

  34. The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr. Sameh Attia, Mr. Amadou Barrow, Joao Conde, Dr. Alok Atreya, Turki Alanzi, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Aidin Abedi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Dr Fakher Rahim, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Mohamed Mesregah MD, Jawad Fares, Godfrey Rwegerera

  35. Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Article • The Lancet, September 2021, Elsevier

    DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Prof Suhad M Bahijri, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Haroldo FERREIRA, Prof. Nader saki, Axel Carlsson, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Sok King Ong, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr. Shoaib Afzal, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Giovanni Veronesi

  36. Preparing for the Next Pandemic: An Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance (ANCCA) Initiative

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, September 2021, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Sok King Ong

  37. Survival of colorectal cancer patients in Brunei Darussalam: comparison between 2002–09 and 2010–17

    Article • BMC Cancer, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  38. Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

    Article • eLife, March 2021, eLife

    DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Prof Suhad M Bahijri, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof. Nader saki, Axel Carlsson, Sok King Ong, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Dr. Shoaib Afzal, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Giovanni Veronesi

  39. Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Article • The Lancet, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Suhad M Bahijri, DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Professor Yousef Khader, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof. Nader saki, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Sok King Ong, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Axel Carlsson, Dr. Shoaib Afzal, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Giovanni Veronesi

  40. Childhood Cancer Survival in Brunei Darussalam

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, November 2020, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Sok King Ong

  41. Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Abraham Geremew, Dr Hoa Do, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Mostafa Dianati, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Professor Steven Cummins, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Godfrey Rwegerera, Professor SHAJI K S, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  42. 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

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Senthilkumar Balakrishnan, Dr Shariful Islam, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Turki Alanzi, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, Getinet Ayano, Professor HESHAM M. AL-MEKHLAFI, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Aidin Abedi, Prof Joel Msafiri Francis, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Professor Ashraf Fawzy Nabhan, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr. Abraham Geremew, Dr Amr Hassan, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Sok King Ong, Mostafa Dianati, Dr Hoa Do, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Muthupandian Saravanan, Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Dr Farshad Pourmalek, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Dr Teklemariam Gultie, Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti

  43. Factors Associated with Participation in Stool Based Colorectal Screening in Brunei Darussalam

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, August 2020, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Sok King Ong

  44. Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

    Article • Nature, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Nader saki, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Sok King Ong, Giovanni Veronesi

  45. Prevalence of undetected hypertension and its association with socio-demographic and non-communicable diseases risk factors in Brunei Darussalam

    Article • Journal of Public Health, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  46. Predictors of non-communicable diseases screening behaviours among adult population in Brunei Darussalam: a retrospective study

    Article • Journal of Public Health, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  47. Assessing association of waist-height ratio (WHtR) and body mass index (BMI) with non-communicable disease risk factors

    Article • Journal of Public Health, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sok King Ong

  48. Survival Rates and Associated Factors of Colorectal Cancer Patients in Brunei Darussalam

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, January 2020, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Sok King Ong

  49. Colorectal Cancer in Brunei Darussalam: An Overview and Rationale for National Screening Programme

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, December 2019, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Sok King Ong

  50. The global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammad Hassan Emamian, Amir Shamshirian, Professor Yousef Khader, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Sok King Ong, Dr Seyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi

  51. Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Article • Nature, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Stevo Popovic, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Dr. Anwar Mahmoud Batieha, Professor Yousef Khader, Axel Carlsson, DR Bontha Veerraju Babu, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Prof Suhad M Bahijri, Prof. Catherine Kyobutungi, Sok King Ong, Giovanni Veronesi

  52. 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

    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

    Kathryn H. Jacobsen, A/Prof Chris Lonsdale, Ebrahim M. Yimer, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof. Maciej Banach, Dr Shariful Islam, Farhad Shokraneh, Dr Gebre Teklemariam Demoz, Dr Andre Luiz Sena Guimaraes, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Dr Garumma TOLU FEYISSA, Dr Azmeraw Amare, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Mr Raimundas Lunevicius, Professor Yousef Khader, Mr. Aklilu Abrham, Dr Srinivas Goli, Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Professor Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dr Fakher Rahim, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Mr. Alex Yeshaneh, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Dr Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Khosravi, Mr Zegeye Abebe, Mr Nauman Khalid, Sok King Ong, Dr Manfred Mario Kokou Accrombessi, Dr. Mohammad Rifat Haider, Muthupandian Saravanan, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Ruth W Kimokoti, Mr Fitsum Weldegebreal Mlashu, Professor Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Dr Seyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi, Dr Tesfaye Setegn Mengistu

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    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

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    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

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  56. Measuring progress of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries

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  57. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

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  58. 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

    Article • The Lancet, November 2018, Elsevier

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