Stephen Begg
La Trobe University
72 Papers
1K Citations
Stephen Begg is an academic researcher from La Trobe University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 65 publications. Previous affiliations of Stephen Begg include University of Queensland & Monash University.
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Papers
The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003
Stephen Begg,Theo Vos,Bridget Barker,Christopher Stevenson,Lucy Stanley,Alan D. Lopez +5 more
- 31 May 2007
TL;DR: The ABD study was the first to use methodology developed for the Global Burden of Disease study to measure the burden of disease and injury in a developed country.
Burden of disease and injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Indigenous health gap
TL;DR: This assessment has identified large health gaps which translate into opportunities for large health gains and would benefit priority setting in other countries with great disparities in health experienced by Indigenous peoples or other disadvantaged population groups.
Measuring the impact of reductions in exposure to tobacco on the burden of disease and injury in Australia
Stephen Begg,Majid Ezzati,Alan D. Lopez,Theo Vos +3 more
- 01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: This research highlights the need to understand more fully the role of emotion in the decision-making process and the importance of emotions in the selection and implementation of treatments.
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Organisational interventions for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients and patient advocates.
Evelien Spelten,Brodie Thomas,Peter O'Meara,Brian J. Maguire,Deirdre FitzGerald,Stephen Begg +5 more
TL;DR: This study found low-quality evidence that the effectiveness of organisational interventions that aim to prevent and minimise workplace aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients and patient advocates may result in a medium-sized reduction of overall aggression.
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Evaluating national cause-of-death statistics: principles and application to the case of China
TL;DR: A framework of criteria-based evaluation is recommended for the evaluation of national mortality data in developing countries to determine their utility and to guide efforts to improve their value for guiding policy.