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Results
Figure 12.
Relationship between the number of digestive neoplasm related academic jour nal publications and
global disease burden (measured as Disability−Adjusted Life Years)
150,000
100,000
Colon and rectum neoplasms
Gallbladder and biliary tract neoplasms
Liver neoplasms
Oesophageal neoplasms
Pancreatic neoplasms
Stomach neoplasms
50,000
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
Number of DALYs
Source: authors' compilation using data e xtracted from MEDLINE and GBD 2019 databases .
The grey line represents the number of publications that would be expected if publication output was proportional to disease burden.
Displaying DALYs for malignant neoplasms.
20,000,000
25,000,000
Figure 13.
Relationship between the number of digestive disease related academic jour nal publications and
global disease burden (measured as Disability−Adjusted Life Years)
Inflammatory bowel disease
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
Alcohol−related liver disease
2,500,000
5,000,000
7,500,000
Number of DALYs
Source: authors' compilation using data e xtracted from MEDLINE and GBD 2019 databases .
The grey line represents the number of publications that would be expected if publication output was proportional to disease burden.
10,000,000
12,500,000
Alcohol−related liver disease
Appendicitis
Chronic hepatitis B
Chronic hepatitis C
Gallbladder and biliary diseases
Gastritis and duodenitis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Inguinal, femoral, and abdominal hernia
Non−alcoholic fatty liver disease
Pancreatitis
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstr uction
Peptic ulcer disease
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