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Om Kurmi

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Assistant Professor (Part-Time)MedicineMcMaster University

From the 150 most recent of 285 publications.

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Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Collaborators GLRIAAR, Sirota SB, Bender RG, Dominguez R-MV, Movo A, Swetschinski LR, Araki DT, Han C, Wool EE, He J

The Lancet Infectious Diseases202697 citations
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(25)00689-9
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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

Oh J, Kim S, Yim Y, Kim MS, Hay SI, Il Shin J, Yon DK

Nature Medicine202645 citations
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-04077-9
03

Burden of chronic respiratory disease in Asia, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Jo H, Kim TH, Park J, Oh J, Kim MS, Al Abid SU, Adhikary RK, Adnani QES, Agrawal A, Ahmad D

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine202620 citations
DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(25)00404-7
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Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Collaborators GDDAEID, Vongpradith A, Dominguez R-MV, Car LT, Movo A, Ostroff SM, He J, Albertson SB, Carter A, Bisignano C

The Lancet Infectious Diseases202612 citations
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(26)00194-5
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Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Collaborators GMAR, Sirota SB, Bender RG, Dominguez R-MV, Vongpradith A, Movo A, Swetschinski LR, Araki DT, Han C, Wool EE

Lancet Neurology202611 citations
DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(26)00101-8
06

Prevalence of Vision Loss in High-Income Countries and in Eastern and Central Europe in 2020: Magnitude and Temporal Trends

Study VLEGOTGBOD, Collaborators TGBAVI

Ophthalmic Epidemiology20265 citations
DOI: 10.1080/09286586.2025.2486461
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Menopause as an Embodied and Occupational Disruption: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experiences in Ghana (MARIE‐WP2a)

Tweneboah-Koduah F, Mintah-Afful N, Narh IL, Eba-Polley K, Menka CN, Osei P, Osei N, Lartey L, Bortieh B, Kumi C

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology20263 citations
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.70189
08

Global prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pant S, Kyrou I, Dallaway A, Kite C, Lagojda L, Asad A, Dhungana A, Singh Randeva H, Kurmi OP

Sleep20263 citationsSenior author
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsag144
09

A perspective on economic barriers and disparities in access to hormone replacement therapy in LMICs (MARIE-WP2b)

Delanerolle G, Ghosh S, Briggs P, Phiri P, Taylor J, Pathiraja V, Mudalige T, Bouchareb Y, Cavalini H, Hinchliff S

Scientific Reports20263 citations
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-49559-z
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Associations between exposure to air pollution and obesity and related anthropometric measurements in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Munir M, Mushtaq S, Khan A, Azab SM, Bangdiwala SI, Kurmi O, Doiron D, Brook JR, Banfield L, de Souza RJ

Environmental Research20262 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.123476

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Om KurmiAndrew OlagunjuImran SatiaPaul O'ByrneKieran KillianParminder RainaGina (Ragini) AgarwalOmotola OlasupoMartin O'DonnellEdward Joseph MillsRonald Duncan BarrSandi Azab
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