Alvarez E

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus · active 2015-2017
2017
Female hormonal exposures and neuromyelitis optica symptom onset in a multicenter study.
Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation ·doi:10.1212/nxi.0000000000000339

ObjectiveTo study the association between hormonal exposures and disease onset in a cohort of women with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).MethodsReproductive history and hormone use were assessed using a standardized reproduct…

2015
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition.
Lancet (London, England) ·doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)61340-x

BackgroundThe Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring together all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework, standardised estimation methods, and transparent data sources to enable compariso…