Background Vaccines for COVID-19 are anticipated to be available by 2021. Vaccine
uptake rate is a crucial determinant for herd immunity. We examined factors associated with …

… Author contributions: Martin CS Wong had full access to all the data in the study and
takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. …

Introduction Recent studies showed that SARS-CoV-2 RNA may be found in fecal specimens
of COVID-19 patients, but the sample size is limited. This systematic review and meta-…

We tested the hypotheses that the global incidence of bladder cancer was increasing but its
mortality was reducing and its incidence was positively correlated with country-specific …

Oesophageal cancers (adenocarcinomas [AC] and squamous cell carcinomas [SCC]) are
characterized by high incidence/mortality in many countries. We aimed to delineate its global …

Importance Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers, with a high mortality-to-incidence
ratio. It is uncertain whether developed nations may encounter an increasing burden of …

Background & Aims We evaluated global and regional burdens of, risk factors for, and
epidemiologic trends in pancreatic cancer among groups of different sexes and ages. Methods …

We examined the correlation between lung cancer incidence/mortality and country-specific
socioeconomic development, and evaluated its most recent global trends. We retrieved its …

Background and Objectives Poor adherence to medications is one of the major public health
challenges. Only one-third of the population reported successful control of blood pressure, …

Background China, like other countries, is facing a growing burden of chronic disease but
the prevalence of multimorbidity and implications for the healthcare system have been little …